Postcard, Photographic

Name/Title

Postcard, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

72.80.11a

Description

State Street, Waseca Panoramic View. 3 1/2" x 16 1/2" black and white postcard panoramic photograph, originally meant to be folded twice; a view of State Street in main street Waseca on either side & looking down old Wood St. (now 2nd St. NW), very unique view; horse-drawn vehicles on streets, knee pants on young boy, telephone lines & poles along street, summer season, many people in groups of 2 or 3 or alone walking on sidewalks; businesses visible include Farmers National Bank, Live Oak Pharmacy, Simons Cigars & Tobacco; photographed by R. A. STEINHAUS, Photographer, Cherokee, Iowa; postcard correspondence on back in black ink, handwritten in pencil is "EMMA MEYER." Condition: Torn in half but mended with tape; bottom left corner gone, top left corner bent, some creases, dirty, generally fragile. (Scanned in 2 parts; see accession #72.80.11b for other half of photo.

Context

Waseca City Street Scenes - downtown.

Cataloged By

vanessa

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Postcard, Photographic

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

August 21, 1998

Update Date

November 21, 2024