Photograph
Intersection of Main and First Streets
Corner of Main and First Street. The first two buildings on the southwest corner are Abraham Meinhold's dry goods and LeClair's hardware store. Next is A.F. Werner's clothing store, then the First National Bank, and the 5th is the Cole Drug Store. |
Image ID: | 8025 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1890 |
Creator Name: | Van Schaick, Charles |
City: | Black River Falls |
County: | Jackson |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Place File* |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | negative, original |
Original Format Number: | (V2)17 |
Original Dimensions: | 4 x 5 inches |
The first two buildings, on the left, were occupied by Abraham Meinhold's dry goods and Le Claire's Hardware or vice versa. Next, was occupied as Porter's Drugstore, Witting and Long Drugstore, Jones and Marsch dry goods, and (pictured here) A.F. Werner Drugstore and Clothiers with a placard for Dr. Abbott. The Masonic Lodge was on the third floor. The 4th building was the First National Bank. 5th was the Cole Drug Store. There were three Cole Brothers: Dr. Halbert B., a Civil War Veteran, Wayland, and Jerome, a bachelor who was laughed at because of the way he bought eggs. The grocers would take eggs in trade (10 cents per dozen) and keep them in a wash tub before shipping. Jerome carried an iron ring and would reject eggs that passed through it. The Coles were all highly respected. Besides operating the drug store, they manufactured Cole's Carbolisalve, a Carbolated ointment which was widely sold. This building was later operated by Martin Tollack as a hardware store. Down the street: John Benson's farm implement business and harness shop (Nichols was the harness maker), Weber's Restaurant, Absalom Erickson grocery store, Wright's butcher shop, Andrew Johnson's saloon (not in a definite order) |
Banks and banking |
Central business districts |
Cities and towns |
Outdoor photography |
Drugstores |
Stores, Retail |
Signs and signboards |
Streets |
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