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Group of Native Americans

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Description: Group of Native Americans-Potowatomi standing in front of rock formation.
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Ferry at Frankfort

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Description: The screw ferry, Ann Arbor No. 7, at Frankfort. Later named Viking, then Viking I. Caption reads: "Frankfort, Mich."
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Soo Round House at Abbottsford

Date: 1909
Description: The Soo line roundhouse. Caption reads: "Soo Round House, Abbottsford, Wis."
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Prairie Farm Creamery

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Description: Exterior of the Prairie Farm Creamery with horse-drawn wagons in front. Caption reads: "Prairie Farm Creamery, Pr. Farm, Wis."
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State Rehabilitation Camp at Lake Tomahawk

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Description: Exterior of building at State Tuberculosis Rehabilitation Camp in Tomahawk Lake. Two people are standing along the front of the building. Caption reads: "S...
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Indians Tanning Deer Hides

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Description: Several Indians tanning a deer hide outside a tipi.
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Steamboat on Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view over trees toward a steamboat on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis."
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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"The Cherry" at Everett's Resort

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Description: View across water toward The Cherry on the shoreline among trees. Caption reads: "'The Cherry' at Everett's Resort, Eagle River, Wis."
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The Birch Cottage at Everett's Resort

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Description: Exterior view of the Birch Cottage surrounded by trees. There is a cushioned porch swing and other outdoor furniture on the rustic porch which wraps around...
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Camp Idyle Wyld, Three Lakes

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Description: View from lake of Camp Idyle Wyld. A two-story wet boathouse, a windmill, and several cabins are visible along the shoreline. Caption reads: "View of Camp ...
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Kirkpatrick Cheese Warehouse

Date: 1920
Description: Five men and one woman, possibly employees of the Kirkpatrick Cheese Factory, gathered in front of the factory building. A car is parked along the curb in ...
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Three Boys with Wagon in Snow

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Description: Three boys pose outdoors in a field with snow. Two boys, one holding a stick or a whip, are sitting in a miniature wagon. The other boy is standing holding...
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Kronprins Olav i Holmen Kolbakken

Date: 1922
Description: Crown Prince Olav of Norway ski jumping.
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Wisconsin River Near Grandfather Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view up the Wisconsin River near the foot of Grandfather Falls, which falls 90 feet in 1 1/2 miles. Caption reads: "Near the foot of ...
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Smoky Falls on Wolf River

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Description: Photographic postcard of Smoky Falls, now called Big Smokey Falls and found within the Menominee Nation. A boy is standing on the left near the falls.
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Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park. Castle Rock

Date: 1914
Description: Castle Rock at Devil's Lake, number 4801 in E.A. Bishop's Wisconsin State Park Series. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Our State Parks now rank among t...
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A Rural Procession of Carriages

Date: 1910
Description: View of a procession of horse-drawn carriages along a dirt road through a field. The second carriage from the left is a hearse. There is a farm in the back...
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Steamboat on the Water

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Description: Photographic postcard of a steamboat and several other ships on serene water. There is a shoreline in the far background.
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Taxidermist Cart

Date: 1907
Description: A man in a suit and hat, and a ribbon on his lapel, poses in front of a cart with a sign that reads: "E.D. Ochsner, Taxidermist, Prairie du Sac, Wis." Bunt...

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