Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Batavia Depot Museum

black and white image features batavia avenue looking west: Black and white image of the west side of Batavia Avenue looking south from first street. There are power lines and buildings on the right hand side of the image and a dirt road along the left and foreground.
black and white image features batavia avenue looking west

Black and white image of the west side of Batavia Avenue looking south from first street. There are power lines and buildings on the right hand side of the image and a dirt road along the left and foreground.

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P130

Description

Photograph postcard of the West side of Batavia Avenue looking south from First Street. The closest storefront seems to be a grocery called Johnson & Carlson, which operated at 49 S. Batavia Avenue from about 1910-1918. Other identifiable businesses include W.S. Winchell, Jeweler & Optician, Revere House Hotel (farther down the block).

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Gelatin Print - silver chloride

Subject Place

City

Batavia

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Roadway

Batavia Avenue

Neighborhood

West Batavia

* Untyped Subject Place

First Street

Collection

Photograph Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

M. L. Photo Company, 2837 Milwaukee Ave., Chicago

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1914

Time Period

1910s

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Back of postcard

Transcription

Street Scenes | From M.W. and E.C. | Recd 11-5-65 | P130 |

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen, Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Image

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mrs. (M) Perry W. Sears

Notes

Original recipient

Related Entries

Notes

Same imagery

Updated By

Jessica Meis

Update Date

July 31, 2026