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Street Scene

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Text on front reads: "Street Scene, Shiocton, Wis." Horse-drawn wagons are hitched in front of storefronts on an unpaved street. A horse on the right wears a banner that reads: "Cook with Gas." Signs on the building on the right read: "Chas. Ste[?]dl", "Saloon", "Wines" and "Geo. Walter Beer, Appleton, Wis." There are men on the boardwalk and posters in the windows. A handwritten note on the reverse reads: "Walnut Street."

Date Created:
June 21, 1909
Creator:
A.J. Kingsbury (Antigo, Wis.)

Publication Information

Creator A.J. Kingsbury (Antigo, Wis.)
Date Created June 21, 1909

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
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013XZK
Legacy ID
WHi 149120

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