Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

Postcard showing a bird's eye view of Batavia looking West.: Black and white image of a bird's eye view of Batavia looking West. The Newton Wagon Company and Appleton Manufacturing Company buildings are visible in the middle and right side of the photo
Postcard showing a bird's eye view of Batavia looking West.

Black and white image of a bird's eye view of Batavia looking West. The Newton Wagon Company and Appleton Manufacturing Company buildings are visible in the middle and right side of the photo

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P552

Description

Postcard with a birds eye view of Batavia looking West probably from the roof of the East Side school. Newton Wagon Company large building in center of the photo and Batavia Government Center (Appleton Manufacturing Company Building) is seen in the middle to the right hand-side.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject Person or Organization

Newton Wagon Company, Appleton Manufacturing Company

Subject Place

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Charles R. Childs

Date made

1913

Time Period

1910s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Back of card

Transcription

P-552 | Downtown Scenes | Batavia Historical Society | Batavia, Illinois | From M.W. + E.C. | Recd. 11-5-65

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Pencil, Stamped

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

Search Terms

Newton Wagon Company, Appleton Manufacturing Company

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Updated By

Jessica Meis

Update Date

July 20, 2026