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W. Clary Grocery, New Salem State Park
- Creator:
- L. L. Cook Co.
- Location:
- Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Origin Date:
- 1934-1935
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
- overall: 3 1/2 in x 5 7/16 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.083.1467
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Cartoons, Broadsides & Ephemera
Description
This postcard is a photograph of the reconstructed William Clary Grocery Store in New Salem State Park near Petersburg, Illinois. William Clary built his original store in about 1830 five miles west of New Salem, Illinois. The caption is printed along the bottom edge of the image. The number D-80 is printed in the lower right corner of the image. The reverse is divided in half vertically with the right half designated for the recipient's address. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum