Downtown Battle Creek, c. 1913

dc.coverage.temporal	Battle Creek. Michigan, circa 1913	en_US
dc.identifier.other	LPC-012-034-004	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/10211
dc.description	Postcard showing a photo of West Main Street (now West Michigan Avenue) looking east. Note the Interurban Station on the left and the First Presbyterian Church next to it. Note the Post Building on the right and the policeman in the intersection directing traffic. Interurbans were electric light railroads which connected all of the major cities in Michigan from the 1890's into the 1930's when they were phased out due to increased use of automobiles. In the countryside the electric cars were powered by a third rail system and in the cities generally by overhead electric wires. Caption on front: MAIN ST. LOOKING EAST FROM McCAMLY ST. BATTLE CREEK, MICH 500. Written on back: C.H. Sent on: January 20, 1913 Sent to: Miss Nellie King, Grand Rapids, Mich, 318 Bridge St	en_US
dc.format.medium	b&w postcard	en_US
dc.language.iso	En	en_US
dc.subject	Streets - Michigan Avenue, West	en_US
dc.subject	Buildings	en_US
dc.subject	Police Department	en_US
dc.subject	Transportation - Interurbans	en_US
dc.subject	B.C Streets	en_US
dc.title	Downtown Battle Creek, c. 1913	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US