8th St south from Franklin St. Manitowoc, Wis.

Date

• ca. 1945

Summary

• Black and white picture postcard showing a view of South 8th Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin as the area appeared during the World War II years. Looking south from the intersection of South 8th and Franklin streets, the view shows storefronts on both sides of South 8th Street, with cars parked along both sides of the street and two-way traffic on the street. A uniformed police officer stands in the center of the intersection, facing the camera. Behind him can be seen the back of a Fischl Ice Cream and Dairy truck driving south. On the left (east) the nearest building is Rahr’s Furniture at 901 South 8th, and beyond are Wagner’s Women’s Clothing at 903, the F. W. Woolworth Company at 905-907, several smaller stores, and the Capitol Theatre at 913 South 8th Street. Buildings on the right (west) include J C. Penney Company Department Store at 902-906 South 8th, the Princess Confectionery at 908, Fehrs Jewelry at 910, and Schuette Brothers Department Store. Visible on the horizon in the distance is the steeple of First German Evangelical Lutheran Church. In the right foreground, highway signs mounted on a street lamp pole identify 8th Street as carrying highways 10, 42, and 141 through Manitowoc. The “title” of the postcard is lettered faintly in white across the bottom of the picture, along with the publisher’s number J-553. This postcard was produced by the L. L. Cook Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of two large postcard publishers in that city. On the back, intertwined letters EKC are printed at the top of the stamp box. This was a company device often indicating publication between 1945 and 1950.