Main Street, Dodgeville, Wisconsin, ca. 1961.
Caption on reverse reads: “DODGEVILLE, WISCONSIN—Friendly City of 5,000 people. Home of the Dodgeville State Park, The County Seat of Iowa County.”
Corner of Main and Algoma Streets, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, 1910.
Views of Main Streets in small villages and large urban centers throughout Wisconsin and across the United States are windows onto single moments in the lives of individual communities. Comparing multiple picture postcards side-by-side highlights the ongoing changes taking place in everyday life across the decades, including transformations in transportation, architecture, advertising and dress.
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