River Falls (Wis.) Pierce County (Wis.)
229 Archival description results for River Falls (Wis.) Pierce County (Wis.)
Includes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlReal-photo postcard with image of a mercantile store in River Falls, Wisconsin, decorated for Christmas. Part of the tin ceiling can be seen. Three men stand behind the counter, one with a top hat, one with a bowler or derby hat, and one with a cap. Text printed on verso in the stamp box: One Cent Stamp Here, Badger. Unused.
Postcard with image of the Methodist church building in River Falls, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Oct. 10, 1910; mailed from River Falls Wisconsin; green 1¢ Franklin stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss Nettie Andrews, R.F.D., Spring Valley, Wisconsin "Dear Nettie, I received your letter and was glad to hear from you. We are all well excepting me. I haven't been feeling very well to day [sic]. Ma has not come home yet but I gess [sic] she will come some time this week. Pa went hunting yesterday and got 5 squirrels, so we had a good dinner to day [sic]. Well I ges [sic] this is all so good by [sic]. Leora."
Postcard image of the River Falls Movie Theater on main street built in 1927 (Wisconsin)
Postcard image of the River Falls Movie Theater on main street built in 1927 (Wisconsin)
Postcard image of the River Falls Movie Theater on main street built in 1927 (Wisconsin)
Includes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlOpera Hotel register (1887-1901, 1941) includes names, addresses (generally limited to city if any), date/time, rooms rented, and a notes field. Since many of the guests were in the entertainment industry, many entries include creatively devised advertisements for the performances or other additional information on the group and type of entertainment provided. A note, dated 1941, appears to have been added by a later owner of the register. According to the River Falls Journal, the register was in the possession of W. A. Freeman when the fire that burned the building formerly housing the Opera Hotel, burned in 1921.
Opera Hotel (River Falls, Wis.)The majority of negatives in this collection related to Bruce's hunting and fishing activities.
Foster, Bruce EarlIncludes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlThe majority of negatives in this collection related to Bruce's hunting and fishing activities.
Foster, Bruce EarlThe majority of negatives in this collection related to Bruce's hunting and fishing activities.
Foster, Bruce EarlIncludes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlRolls show ownership and description of taxable lands, assessed valuation of each parcel, taxes due, and record of payment of taxes. Total valuation, taxes due, and taxes paid are shown for personal property. For the years 1854-all tax rolls were retained; after rolls were retained for each year for the city of River Falls and generally for the decennial years for all other local units; for the years 1975-1995 only tax rolls for every fifth year have been retained. Assessment rolls are present for various units of local government for scattered years.
Pierce County, Wisconsin. Treasurer. Tax and assessment rollsPostcard image the Pingry Building build in 1868. The oldest building on main street in River Falls Wisconsin
Postcard image the Pingry Building build in 1868. The oldest building on main street in River Falls Wisconsin
Postcard image the Pingry Building build in 1868. The oldest building on main street in River Falls Wisconsin
Includes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlPostcard image of men and two women posing in the River Falls post office, seated around a table set with a meal. Left to right: Cliff Winchell, Will Chinnock, Earl Hunter, Addie Hunter, Gertrude Browell Bill Hawkins, Caesar Speilke, Dennis Collins, Ernie Chinnock, Bill Davidson, John Haddow. Date from hand-written note on verso. Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointed up (used 1904-1918). Postally unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of the public swimming pool in Glen Park, River Falls, Wisconsin. Children are in and around the pool, with the pool house behind. Text printed on verso: All rights reserved The Hamilton Photo Co. Ames Iowa. Unused.
Includes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlMinute books recording board of directors and stockholders meetings, including annual financial reports and an audit report.
Includes photographs and visitors logs, some pre-date Bruce
Foster, Bruce EarlCollection includes materials such as meeting minutes and club records- including financial records, guest books, lists of artwork, and exhibit/show information. Oversized scrapbook and art also included.
River Falls Town and Country Art Club RecordsReal-photo postcard with image of a delivery truck from the River Falls Transfer Company. Printed on Azo paper with two triangles pointing up and two down (used 1910-1930). Unused.
Reverse describes this as both Kinnickinnic and Rocky Branch.
Visual material By University of Wisconsin-River Falls University Archives and Area Research Center (1860)Photo image of the Rocky Branch Glen in River Falls Wisconsin Date from postmark: Aug 26 1912; mailed from River Falls Wisconsin; green 1¢ Franklin stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss Nettie Andrus, Spring Valley, Wisconsin, R.F.D. #3. "Dear cousin, I received your card and glad you are coming to school. I went out in the country Sat. night to an icecream social with the kid with the foxy horse and buggy. Some kiddo. Gee I can't wate [sic] for the week topass [sic]. What day are you coming, let me know. Love and good by, Leora."
The Sanborn Co. was founded in 1867 by D.A. Sanborn, to draw maps of the downtown districts of cities across the U.S. These maps could then be consulted by insurance companies if a building burned to research different characteristics about the business and the physical structure. The company stopped making the fire insurance maps in 1961, due to other sources being used to obtain the needed information. Today, they serve as a wonderful resource for tracing the growth of cities and tracking where businesses were located decades ago. We have these maps on microfilm for the entire state of Wisconsin. We also have copies of the actual maps in paper format for cities in our four-county area. The dates range from approximately the 1880s to the 1920s for our area. The maps were not issued regularly, so do not expect any pattern as to when the maps came out for various cities.
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