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Pea company, Clear Lake, Wisconsin

• [ca. 1915] (creation)

1 photograph : print, sepia toned ; sheet 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)

Real-photo postcard with image of several men standing next to their horse-drawn wagons loaded with peas for the canning factory at Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Jul 22 1915; mailed from Clear Lake Wis; green 1¢ Washington stamp (design A140). Message: Addressed to Miss Gwen Hayburn, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 785 Racine St. "Dear Gwen- Its been such a long time since I heard from you.

This item is made available by the University Archives & Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Act of 1976. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner.

Cataloged by kdo, 12/15/2017

Purchased December 15, 2017, from Chippewa City, Decorah IA.

[United States] : [Publisher not identified], [ca. 1915]

• Canning peas -- Wisconsin -- Clear Lake -- 1910-1920 Canned vegetables industry -- Wisconsin -- Clear Lake -- 1910-1920 Cannery workers -- Wisconsin -- Clear Lake -- 1910-1920 Clear Lake (Wis.) -- --Buildings, structures, etc. -- 1910-1920

• Clear Lake (Wis.) Polk County (Wis.)

• Saxton (?) (creation)