Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

Black and white image of Batavia factories: Birds eye view of Batavia factories, and the East side of the Fox River with a stone arch bridge in the center.
Black and white image of Batavia factories

Birds eye view of Batavia factories, and the East side of the Fox River with a stone arch bridge in the center.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P6300.1

Description

Printed photographs labeled "B.V.P. Bird's Eye View of Busy Batavia." and "Sunday Morning on Wilson Street." Images are printed on opposite sides of the paper and were previously given 2 separate object IDs. This page was perhaps originally from a pamphlet as one side is rough as if torn from a book. The front photo is a Bird's Eye View of Batavia factories and the east side of the Fox river with a stone arch bridge in the center. The image seems to be facing the Southwest of Batavia with the island factories and the "Raceway" cut into the island by Levi Newton in 1854 is seen at the left in front of limestone industrial buildings. The back photo is of downtown Batavia looking West on Wilson Street, taken a bit East of River Street. Horse drawn carriages are on the road and pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks. Powerlines run down both sides of the street. A large building on the left advertises James Mair "Shoes" and more commercial stores lead down to a bridge. On the Right, there is a sign for "B. Zimmerman Grocer?"

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Carbon Print

Subject Place

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Roadway

Wilson Street

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1890 - circa 1910

Time Period

1900s, 1890s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of Object on border of image

Transcription

Bird's Eye View of East Batavia | BVP| P6300.1

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped, Pencil

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of object on border of image

Transcription

P6300.2 | Sunday Morning on Wilson Street.

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

Print

Height

4 in

Width

6 in

Dimension Description

Image

Height

3 in

Width

5 in

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

P6300.2 is the reverse of P6300.1 - P6300.2 was deaccessioned from the record on 7/21/2026 by Jessica Meis.

Updated By

Jessica Meis

Update Date

August 6, 2026