Name/Title
Print, PhotographicEntry/Object ID
P793Description
Postcard looking East on Wilson Street from just west of Island Avenue. Photo shows a mix of horse drawn wagons and automobiles sharing the street.
Businesses shown on left: Emerson-Brantingham (Newton Wagon Company); Riverview Confectionery with Drink CocaCola, Undertaking sign, and more unidentifiable storefronts.
Business shown on right: ice cream and California fruit store, bank, Schreiner Drugs, J. Morris & Co clothing shoes and dry goods.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Gelatin Print - silver chlorideSubject Place
Roadway
Wilson StreetCity
BataviaState/Province
IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCollection
Photograph CollectionMade/Created
Studio
H. B. Brooks, 111 Newport Ave., Chicago, Ill.Date made
1915Time Period
1910sInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
Makers MarkLocation
Front of card, bottom left and rightTranscription
Brooks' photo 3 | Scene on Wilson St. | Batavia, Ill.Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
In Artist's HandType
Receiver MarkingLocation
Back of cardTranscription
Downtown Scenes | P793 | Batavia Depot Museum | Batavia. Illinois 60510Language
EnglishMaterial/Technique
Pen, StampedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
AutomobilesSearch Terms
Wilson StreetDimensions
Dimension Description
ImageHeight
3-1/2 inWidth
5 inUpdated By
Jessica MeisUpdate Date
July 17, 2026
