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Street scene, Milltown, Wisconsin

• [ca. 1914] (creation)

1 photograph : print ; 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)

Real-photo postcard of the main business street of Milltown, Wisconsin. Two horse-drawn wagons with men driving are coming down the street toward the camera, an automobile is parked to the left, in the distance on the right is a two horse-drawn wagon parked at a store, and two male pedestrians can be seen talking to a third who is so blurry only his legs can be identified. Large electric poles can be seen down the right side of the street. Printed on Kruxo paper (name as the divider used 1911-1922). Date from postmark: Jun 9, 1914; mailed from Milltown, Wisconsin; green 1¢ cent Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mrs. E.B. Eliason, Helena, Mont. "5-9-14, Dear cousins: Suppose you thot I'd dropped off the earth. Just got here Sat. eve. Stayed with Martha untill [sic] Thur. eve. Weather has been awful hot these last days. Hello to the boys. Lovingly Clarice, Centuria, Wisconsin"

Cataloged by kdo, 11/07/2018

Purchased October 22, 2018, on eBay from coolpostcards, Simcoe ON.

[United States] : [Publisher not identified], [ca. 1914]

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• Milltown (Wis.) Polk County (Wis.)