The Square c.1940 with Lamp Post

Name/Title

The Square c.1940 with Lamp Post

Entry/Object ID

2006.0345.0343

Description

Black & white snapshot of the square looking north from 205 Watson. Grand View Hotel, First National Bank, Campus Theater, Vollmer's, Wisconsin Power & Light are all visible. Lamp post in middle of photo has sign that says 30 Min Parking 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. Fire hydrant also visible next to lamp post. Similar photos suggest lamp covers were changed to globes sometime in the 1940s. Snapshot measures 1.75 x 2.75.

Photograph Details

Subject

Public Square

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Ripon, WI

Context

Photograph, in conjunction with other photographs of the square, shows the changes and developments of the city over time.

Acquisition

Accession

2006.0345

Source or Donor

Ripon Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good