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Main Street

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Text on reverse reads: "Main Street, Watertown, Wis." A busy street scene with automobiles in the street and parked along the curb. The street is lined with many businesses, display windows and pedestrians walking on the sidewalks. Signs read: "Borchardt's Liquor Store", "Drugs", "Clothing", "Firestone", "Woolworth" and "Classic."

Date Created:
1959
Creator:
L.L. Cook Company

Publication Information

Creator L.L. Cook Company
Date Created 1959

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 postcard
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection History Center
Source Collection Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Call Number PH 2744
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013YEV
Legacy ID
WHi 150759

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