Train on Railroad Bridge, Sturgeon Bay

Photograph

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Train on Railroad Bridge, Sturgeon Bay

Entry/Object ID

2004.21.14

Description

Train on railroad bridge. Sign on train reads, "A WHOLE TRAIN LOAD OF DOOR COUNTY CHERRIES - SHIPPED TO MARKETS OF THE WORLD - DOOR COUNTY WISCONSIN" Note on back reads, "1939 Cherry Blossom Festival." Advertising stunt involving local promoter, Earl Mitch LaPlant.

Collection

W.C. Schroeder Collection

Cataloged By

AMJ

Acquisition

Accession

2004.21

Source or Donor

Schroeder, Roger

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

W.C. Schroeder

Made/Created

Artist

W.C. Schroeder

Date made

1930 - 1939

Place

Location

Sturgeon Bay

Notes

Date: 1939

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

Search Terms

Sturgeon Bay, bay of, bridges, railroad, Cherry Advertising, railroad, Ahnapee & Western

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 14, 2004

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

LaPlant, Earl Mitch

Person or Organization

Schroeder, Roger

General Notes

Note

Notes: Given for copy by Roger Schroeder Original or Copy: Digital Copy

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 14, 2004

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 26, 2026