Postcard - Snow Storm Damage Union Street, Sawyer - 1914

Name/Title

Postcard - Snow Storm Damage Union Street, Sawyer - 1914

Entry/Object ID

2003.02.0005

Description

Snow Storm Damage - Nov. 13, 1914. Union Street looking towards the bridge. Thirteen 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

Other Number

03.0088

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5-1/2 in

Location

Location

Building

Office/Photo File

Category

Permanent

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

Create Date

May 3, 2003

Update Date

September 9, 2026