Print, Photographic

Photograph of Wilson Street looking North East: The black-and-white photo depicts a vintage street scene with several old brick buildings and parked cars.
Photograph of Wilson Street looking North East

The black-and-white photo depicts a vintage street scene with several old brick buildings and parked cars.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P6286

Description

View of the North side of Wilson looking from the middle of the Wilson street bridge. The storefronts have advertising signs for Riverside Inn, Blatz Beer, Coca-Cola, Jack's Toy Box, a cafe and a real estate office. Two cars from the 1960s are present, parked and driving by.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject

Downtown Batavia

Subject Person or Organization

Riverside Inn, Blatz Beer, Jack's Toy Box

Subject Place

Roadway

Wilson Street

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Studio

Unknown

Date made

circa 1960

Time Period

1960s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Top Center and Bottom Center, Reverse of Image

Transcription

P6286 | Downtown Scenes | Donor: Dorothy Patzer

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Receiver Marking

Location

Right side, reverse of image

Transcription

E. Wilson looking East from Bridge

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Notes

Green pen writing

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

8 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Description

Image

Height

7 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Updated By

Kate Garrett

Update Date

October 6, 2026