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| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored photomechanical view of Chetek. Chetek Lake is in the background on the right. The water tower is in the center. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye Vi... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Chetek and Prairie Lake. There are dwellings on the edge of town. Caption reads: "Chetek, Looking North, Prairie Lake in Distance." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Presbyterian Church and parsonage. A bell tower is over the front entrance of the church. Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church and Pars... |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards Chetek High School. Two buildings are on the grounds. The one on the right has a fire escape and gabled roof. Caption reads: "Chet... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across water towards the Norwestern Flour and Grain Company mill on the banks of a river. Caption reads: "Norwestern Flour and Grain Co... |
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| Description: | View across water towards the W.H. Roesch Birch Lodge on Lake Chetek. Docks and boathouses are along the shoreline. Caption reads: "W.H. Roesch Birch Lodge... |
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| Description: | View from shore towards a bridge crossing a river. Three boys are standing in the marshy foreground, and one of them has a fishing pole. A horse and buggy ... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored scene of a campsite in the woods with several tents. Men are sitting in chairs in the tent on the left. Caption reads: "Chautauqua Grounds, Ch... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across road towards the Chetek train depot on a rainy day. People are walking along the platform and walkway, some carrying umbrellas. Caption reads: ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored autumn scene of Lake Chetek. A man and two children are fishing near a dock. Caption reads: "Lake Chetek Shoreline from City Park." |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view across water towards the shoreline of Lake Chetek. Along the shoreline is a stone retaining wall and a flight of steps leading f... |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline looking over the roof of a building in the right foreground towards people in rowboats on Lake Chetek. The far shoreline is th... |
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