Sign

Object/Artifact

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Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Sign

Entry/Object ID

2013.0210.0001

Description

Black metal sign with stencil cutout that says: S.C. JESS GROWER, RIPON, WIS. Measures 8" x 4-3/4" S.C. Jess is presumed to be Stephen Jess. Pedrick Genealogy records say he came to Ripon in 1860, worked for the railroad, and operated a truck farm on Vermont St. Father of William Jess, who lived at 351 Vermont St.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.0210

Source or Donor

Dr. and Mrs. John Steinbring

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Visual Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Visual Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

truck, farm, Vermont, Jess