Name/Title
Snowy Janesville Main StreetEntry/Object ID
25.23.76Description
Material: paper. Size: 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". The image captures a historical winter scene with several people engaging in clearing a snow-covered Janesville street; large piles of snow line both sides of the path, and the surrounding buildings exhibit late 19th or early 20th-century architectural features, with telephone poles lining the street extending into the distance. Building on the left with signs, "City Livery" and "Phone 39". Reverse side addressed to Mrs. J. A. Gallagher, Janesville, R.R.#2, Minn.; postmarked March 5, 1909 from St. Paul, Minn. Message includes a handwritten note stating that the sender has arrived OK, met by Mike and Molly at the depot; mentions that they were in the glass block and had bought a golden object at Pierce's.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
SnapshotSubject
SnowstormsSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Janesville, Minnesota, Janesville, Minnesota Main Street, Janesville City LiveryContext
This photo is part of the Joseph Joyce collection.Cataloged By
PfenMade/Created
Date made
1909Place
* Untyped Place
Janesville, MinnesotaLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Print, PhotographicClass
Documentary ArtifactCategory
Communication ArtifactsCreate Date
June 18, 2025Update Date
August 17, 2025