308 Watson Street

Name/Title

308 Watson Street

Entry/Object ID

2006.0345.0342

Description

8x12 color photograph of 308 Watson Street showing Arthur's Mens Shop as the business. Date of photo mid-1970s based on portion of next door business Ripon Awards Jackets next door. Date stone toward roofline, which is not legible in photo, reads Bailey 1904. John Wesley Bailey (1840-1920) owned several properties in the Ripon area. See Pedrick Notebooks. Red brick building is similar to others in the commercial district built during this time period. Various businesses occupied this building with the longest occupations being Arthur's (1951-78) and Bock Studio (1980-2006). In 2024 building houses Fox and Crow Restaurant.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Photocopy

Subject

308 Watson Street Building

Acquisition

Accession

2006.0345

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Color

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

12 in

Width

8 in