Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

Postcard showing the view North from Batavia Avenue: Postcard image showing the view North on Batavia Avenue, taken from Main Street. A streetcar is on the right, and storefronts are visible on the left
Postcard showing the view North from Batavia Avenue

Postcard image showing the view North on Batavia Avenue, taken from Main Street. A streetcar is on the right, and storefronts are visible on the left

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P3415

Description

Postcard showing scene looking North on Batavia from Main Street. Note streetcar in middle of dirt road. Card was sent to Miss Etta M. Levery of Ridgefield Il.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject

Streetcar

Subject Place

Roadway

Batavia Avenue, Main Street

Neighborhood

West Batavia

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Studio

W. H. Reaney, Batavia, Ill.

Date made

Aug 7, 1907

Time Period

1900s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Back of card

Transcription

Batavia Historical Society | Batavia, Illinois | P3415 | Downtown Scenes | Donor: McHenry Co. Historical Society

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

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