Postcard, Picture

Name/Title

Postcard, Picture

Entry/Object ID

2024.7.22

Scope and Content

Postcard with a vertical orientation black-and-white photo of the totem poles at Shagbark Camp near Camp Lake, Wisconsin (now Salem Lakes, Wisconsin). A person, back to the camera, is walking near one of the totems. A caption, printed in black on a white border along the bottom edge, reads: "100 Year Old Totem Poles - Salvation Army Shagbark Camp, P.O. Camp Lake, Wisconsin 19533. The back of the postcard has the publisher's information printed vertically in the center, splitting the correspondence and address sections. It reads: Original Camera Study / Reproduction Rights Reserved / C.R. Childs Co., 5707 Lake St., Chicago. It is partially obscured due to brown paper adhered in spots.

Acquisition

Accession

2024.7

Source or Donor

Shaw, Loiann (Chaney)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Mabel Burkhardt estate

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

Dimensions

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

North & Central Illinois Division / Metropolitan Division

Related Places

Place

Location

Shagbark Camp

City

Salem Lakes

County

Kenosha County

State/Province

Wisconsin

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America