Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

Colorized postcard showing West Wilson Street.: The colorized postcard shows a view of West Wilson Street. There are horses and wagons on the dirt road, with the Anderson Block building on the right at the corner. The building in the middle at the end of the street is the old Batavia Library.
Colorized postcard showing West Wilson Street.

The colorized postcard shows a view of West Wilson Street. There are horses and wagons on the dirt road, with the Anderson Block building on the right at the corner. The building in the middle at the end of the street is the old Batavia Library.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P2014

Description

Colorized postcard looking West towards Batavia Ave on Wilson Street , building on right is the Anderson Block Building built in 1892.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject

Anderson Block, Batavia library

Subject Person or Organization

Batavia Public Library

Subject Place

Roadway

Wilson Street

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Landmark

Anderson Block

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Chicago Post Card Co., Chicago, Ill.

Date made

1908

Time Period

1900s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Back of card

Transcription

P-2014 | Batavia Historical Society | Post Office Box 15 | Batavia, IL. 60510 | Downtown Scenes

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, 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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Updated By

Jessica Meis

Update Date

August 6, 2026