Name/Title
The Square c.1940 with Lamp PostEntry/Object ID
2006.0345.0343Description
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 SquareSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Ripon, WIContext
Photograph, in conjunction with other photographs of the square, shows the changes and developments of the city over time.Acquisition
Accession
2006.0345Source or Donor
Ripon Historical SocietyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Photograph, Black-and-WhiteNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Overall Condition
Very Good