Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

Black and White picture of the old Wilson Street Bridge: Black and white photograph of a man on a wooden & brick bridge over a river with a horse-drawn carriage to his left.
Black and White picture of the old Wilson Street Bridge

Black and white photograph of a man on a wooden & brick bridge over a river with a horse-drawn carriage to his left.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P134

Description

Postcard showing the stone arch bridge over the Fox River and the Newton Wagon Company on the West side of the river. A man in a suit and hat stands on the wooden top of the bridge and a horse-drawn carriage is going West. The roof and chimneys of the Batavia Methodist Church is in the background. The buildings on the south side of the bridge seem to be retail spaces, starting with 2 W Wilson, which has advertising signs for "Frost's Paint." More pedestrians and carriages are on the west side of the bridge and the large limestone building North of the bridge seems to be (___). The reverse of the postcard shows a Batavia postmark dates Feb 18, 1913 5 pm with a 1 cent green U.S. Postage stamp and mailed to "Miss Alice Gustafson Big Rock Kane Co. Ill" from her mother.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject

Wilson Street Bridge

Subject Place

Roadway

Wilson Street

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1913

Time Period

1910s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Top right, back of postcard

Transcription

Gustafsons P-134 | Batavia Historical Society | Batavia Depot Museum | Downtown Scenes | Wilson St. Looking west 1913

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Stamped, Pencil

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Middle right, back of postcard

Transcription

Used in P+P 2000

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Bottom right, back of postcard

Transcription

River Scenes

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Inscription

Location

Back, Left-side

Transcription

Dear Girls, I got a letter Tuesday [...]/ from Mrs. Parker this a.m. thanking for Nellies picture- saying it was very nice and she [...] now just now by luck we got one from Uncle A last week. / Pana is going to be one off the S. Boy / tonight. 5 of them. Earl is not feeling very good this morning a little feverish too much candy Sat / I guess Mrs. Parker sent him a card from England he is very pleased; I hope you are both all right and enjoying this lovely weather. best love to all the folks. Your affe[ctionate] Mother.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen and Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Wagons, Bridges

Search Terms

Newton Wagon Company

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Print

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Image

Height

3 in

Width

5 in

Updated By

Jessica Meis

Update Date

August 6, 2026