Postcard, Photographic

Name/Title

Postcard, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

2017.013.0010

Description

Postcard, Photographic, showing a Chicago, Aurora and Elgin interurban train coming down the middle of Main Street, c 1930. Ticket office is second building from the right. In the center of intersection is a warning light or stop light on a pedestal that reads "Slow Keep Right". Businesses line both sides of the street. Visible on the right are a Drugstore, the "Public Service Company" (which is where you bought interurban tickets) and National Tea Company. Postcard was produced from a photo in the West Chicago Historical Museum's collection. Back is set up like a postcard, unused

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, National Tea Company, West Chicago City Museum

Subject Place

Road

Main Street

City

West Chicago

State/Province

Illinois

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1930

Time Period

20th Century

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