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Thiers, Louis Milton, 1858-1950

May 12, 1898

This photograph was taken May 12, 1898, by L. M. Thiers, and is looking north from near the intersection of Main and South Streets (Sixth Avenue and 59th Street). This is the first street pavement to be laid in Kenosha.

LK 3/3/08 (Slide missing but hard copy available) PB

Publication Details

Photographer: Thiers, Louis Milton, 1858-1950
Contributor: University of Wisconsin
Date: May 12, 1898
Collections: State of Wisconsin Collection; Wisconsin Local Histories
Description of Original: 1 print : black and white
Subjects: Transportation; Streets; Kenosha County (Wis.); Kenosha (Wis.)
Part of: The Kenosha History Center's C. E. Dewey Lantern Slide Collection
Part of: Kenosha County History: Images and Texts, 1830s-1940s
Location of Original: Kenosha History Center : C. E. Dewey Collection, no. 194
For Staff: METS