Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

Postcard landscape of Bird's eye view over Batavia: Black and white image of an aerial view of Batavia looking West with many residential and commercial buildings including a large limestone factory building at center.
Postcard landscape of Bird's eye view over Batavia

Black and white image of an aerial view of Batavia looking West with many residential and commercial buildings including a large limestone factory building at center.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P2018

Description

Black and white image of an aerial view of Batavia looking West with many residential and commercial buildings including a large limestone factory building at center. The postcard is labeled in the bottom left "Bird's Eye View Looking West Batavia ILL." The back of the image is blank indicating this postcard was never sent. The reverse does include maker's marks from the Charles R. Childs photography studio in Chicago.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject Person or Organization

Appleton Manufacturing Company, Newton Wagon 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

Batavia Historical Society | Post Office Box 15 | Batavia, IL. 60510 | P-2018

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, Pen

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Updated By

Jessica Meis

Update Date

July 20, 2026