State St. Crime Photo 1948

Name/Title

State St. Crime Photo 1948

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.35

Description

Waseca State Street South View Evidence Photograph. Material: paper. Size: 14" x 11". Description: The black-and-white photograph captures the intersection of 1st Ave. W. and South State Street, revealing a row of 1930s and 1940s classic cars parked along both sides of a wide street lined with sturdy brick buildings; a grain elevator looms in the background, various business signs like "café" and "Coca-Cola" catch the eye; telephone poles and streetlights stand as sentinels along the sidewalks. "Defendant's Ex. No. C"; backside stamped, "Waseca County, Minn., FILED Jan. 23, 1948, Frank S. Papke (Clerk), Helen Holmes (Deputy)".

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Evidence

Cataloged By

Pfen

Made/Created

Artist Information

Attribution

Nelson, Charles

Role

Reporter

Date made

1948

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Create Date

May 1, 2026

Update Date

June 9, 2026