Postcard - Snow Storm Damage, Sawyer - 1914

Postcard

Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Postcard - Snow Storm Damage, Sawyer - 1914

Entry/Object ID

2003.02.0008

Description

Snow Storm Damage - Nov. 13, 1914. At the base of Union Street with the train bridge in the background. The "lead" pole at the bridge end was probably the first to give way. This pole snapped off near the bottom and went down with a crash under the weight of a large cable, and 72 spans of wire fastened to seven cross-arms. Thirteen telephone poles on Union Street snapped under the weight of the snow.

Collection

Door County Archives Photo Collection

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2003.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - New, Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Storms, Street Scenes, Sawyer, Union St.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

(03.0091)

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Building

Office/Photo File

Date

September 26, 2025

Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Pictures were from the Houle family (Door County Democrat), given by Billie (Houle) Stevens to Bob Mikels who loaned them to Orv Schopf for copying, later returning and allowing the Archives to keep the originals. The Door County Democrat of Friday, Nov. 20, 1914 carried the story of the storm along with pictures. Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 3, 2003

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 9, 2026