Creation Date

1941 – 1947

Description

Framed sepia-toned photograph of a downtown with cars parked in front of buildings. Inscription in white ink at bottom right says "417 Street-Scene-Monticello, Minn." Information in the accession file says that the photograph is "looking west from Pine St.. 417 - Today intersection Hwy. 75 & Hwy. 25.". Frame is brown wood and photograph is mounted on Masonite with metal clips on back for hanging. Typed description on back notes that the photograph was printed from the original negative used to produce black-and-white postcards by the A. Pearson Company. Their representatives traveled the Upper Midwest taking various pictures of the towns. See accession file for information on the company's identification date codes.