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Postcards

Main Street

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Text on front reads: "Main Street, Spring Green, Wis." Storefronts are on both sides of an unpaved street, and the sidewalks and crosswalks are cement. A horse-drawn wagon and pedestrians are on the sidewalks and street. A little girl is on the crosswalk, and a boy is on the sidewalk on the right. Some of the signs read: "Dr. Prouty, Dentist", "Ten Cent Store", "Hurdle Cigar" and "Restaurant".

Date Created:
January 27, 1914

Publication Information

Date Created January 27, 1914

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
W013Y29
Legacy ID
WHi 149207

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