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Water scene, River Falls, Wisconsin

• [ca. 19081908] (creation)

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

Picture postcard with image of the Kinnickinnic River, famous for trout ("speckled beauties") flowing through River Falls, Wisconsin. A portion of a building can be seen along the right-hand edge. Text printed on verso: Made in Germany. Taggart's Drug Store, Importers & Publishers, River Falls, Wisconsin" Probably printed by C. E. Wheelock, Peoria, Ill. Date based on postmark: Aug 13 1908; mailed from River Falls Wisconsin; green 1¢ "Gingerbread" Franklin stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss Eleanor Burnett, Ilwaco Springs, Wisconsin "Dear Eleanor, Does this picture remind you of fishing? I spose you can go fishing any day now. I hope you are having a good time and are getting stronger every day. I can [---] now trying to get ready to go to school. With love from Mona Lovell."

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, 03/24/2016

Found in collection.

River Falls, Wis. : Taggart's Drug Store, [ca. 1908]

• C.E. Wheelock & Co. (Peoria, Ill.), printer Kinnickinnic River (Pierce County, Wis.) -- 1900-1910 Rivers -- Wisconsin -- Pierce County -- 1900-1910 Taggart's Drug Store (River Falls, Wis.), publisher

• River Falls (Wis.) Pierce County (Wis.)