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"Proud Mary" Est. 1887

Date: 1887
Description: Black and white illustration of the Proud Mary Hotel (now the Whistling Swan).
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White Gull Inn

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the White Gull Inn. Three entrances are on the porch. A balcony is across the front. Text on reverse reads: "White Gull I...
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Gills Rock

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Description: View across water towards an excursion boat docked at Gills Rock. A few people are gathered at the landing.
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Greetings . . . Gills Rock

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Description: A color aerial view of Gills Rock from Green Bay. Washington Island and Lake Michigan are along the horizon. An excursion boat is docked at the landing. Ca...
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Fisherman's Wharf; Gills Rock

Date: 1983
Description: Color view of the marina at Gills Rock. Several privately-owned boats are docked. A wooden pier is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Fisherman's Wharf; Gi...
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The Dock; Gills Rock

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Description: View of the excursion boat dock from the parking lot. Several automobiles and trucks are parked in the foreground. An excursion boat with tourists on board...
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Gills Rock Landing

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Description: View down the Gills Rock boat landing with tourists gathered waiting for a ferry. A hamburger stand is at the end of the dock. Caption reads: "Gills Rock L...
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Ferry Boat "Griffin"

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Description: Color postcard of a Washington Island ferry docked at Gills Rock, with an automobile in the hold and tourists on board.
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Ferry Dock

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Description: View down road towards the ferry dock at Gills Rock. A ferry is unloading cars. A line of cars and a group of people are waiting to get on the ferry.
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Greetings from Jacksonport

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Description: View of Jacksonport and Lake Michigan from across a pasture. A man is driving a horse-drawn vehicle in the foreground. Caption reads: "Greetings from Jacks...
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Fishing Dock at Jacksonport

Date: 1971
Description: View from shoreline of a fishing dock on Lake Michigan, which has a boat is on a boat lift. Another boat is pulled up on the shoreline.
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Shore Scene, South of Jacksonport

Date: 1948
Description: View along the Lake Michigan sandy shoreline. Caption reads: "Shore Scene, South of Jacksonport, Wis."
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Early in the Morning at C.R. Guth's Store and Creamery

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a gathering of people with horses and wagons delivering goods to a general store. Caption reads: "Early in the Morning at C.R. Guth's Stor...
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Sister Bay, near Sturgeon Bay

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Description: Color postcard view towards the shoreline, with a pier and three boats moored to it. On the far right is a portion of what may be a boathouse. There are bu...
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Lover's Leap, Idlewild

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Description: Color postcard across water towards a rock formation. Waves are breaking against the rocks below. In the upper-right corner of the postcard are cherries on...
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Hotel Swoboda, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1919
Description: Color postcard showing a three-story building, which has several signs indicating it is the Hotel Swoboda. Three cars are parked outside the building, and ...
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Masonic Temple, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1928
Description: Color postcard showing a two-story brick building with a sign indicating it is a Masonic temple. A streetlight is in front of the building. At the bottom o...
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Picking Cherries at N.C. Jacobs

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Picking Cherries at N.C. Jacobs', Sawyer, Wis." An elevated view of a group of women, men and children picking cherries using ladders...
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Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik

Date: 08 20 1981
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik. Sister Bay, Door County, Wis. 54234." A goat is standing on the turf covered roof of a r...
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Vacationland Farm

Date: 1963
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Vacationland Farm, Hwy. 57, S. Sister Bay, Wis. 54234. Farm Petting Zoo * Riding Stables * Pony Ring Game Room * Gift Shop. Excelle...

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