Wisconsin State Line | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Wisconsin State Line

Wisconsin State Line | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
A sign post next to a survey marker, lower right, marks the state line between Wisconsin and Illinois south of Kenosha. Signage on that post identifies State Trunk Highway 1; the sign on the left identifies State Trunk Highway 15 and the directions and distances to towns in Wisconsin and Illinois. There are also signs on the barn in the background for Firestone Tires and for Sparks World Famous Shows.
DESCRIPTION
A sign post next to a survey marker, lower right, marks the state line between Wisconsin and Illinois south of Kenosha. Signage on that post identifies State Trunk Highway 1; the sign on the left identifies State Trunk Highway 15 and the directions and distances to towns in Wisconsin and Illinois. There are also signs on the barn in the background for Firestone Tires and for Sparks World Famous Shows.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:129145
Creation Date:circa 1930
Creator Name:Middleton, Forest, 1892-1990
City:Pleasant Prairie
County:Kenosha
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Middleton family photographs, circa 1892-circa 1950s
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:negative, original
Original Format Number:PH 6407.8.3
Original Dimensions:2.5 x 1.5 inches
SUBJECTS
Plants
Traffic signs and signals
Advertising
Farm buildings
Fences
Land use, Rural
Outdoor photography
Signs and signboards
Trees

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