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Greetings From Devil's Lake

Date: 07 28 1933
Description: Colorized postcard in the Tall-Tale style. Two men standing on the shore are pulling a third man's leg out of a enormous fish's mouth. Two automobiles and ...
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Devils [sic] Doorway, Looking East, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis.

Date: 12 29 1909
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees are on the left and below. Bluffs, trees, sky and a r...
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Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake

Date: 1915
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. The lake, bluffs, trees and sky are visible in the backgrou...
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Doorway, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 11 10 1901
Description: Photographic postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. A man is sitting on the formation, wearing a suit and a ...
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 06 04 1924
Description: Photographic postcard of rocks and trees above the lake in Devil's Lake State Park. Below on the left railroad tracks run along the shoreline. Trees and bl...
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2nd Ward Public School

Date: 1906
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the public school, a large brick building with a turret in the corner.
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Oak Street

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view from street in the central business district. The street is lined with businesses, and a few have awnings over their storefronts...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the theater. There are posters in front of the entrance. A current attraction is George Fawcett in "The Frame...
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County Jail

Date: 1906
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the County Jail surrounded by a lawn. A sidewalk leads to wide stone steps that rise up to an arched entrance...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1906
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view across street of the front of the Catholic Church, which is a large, stone building. There is a belfry on the lef...
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Trinity-Episcopal Church

Date: 1906
Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the stone church. There are four crosses, one on the bell tower, and three others at the corners of the roof....
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Elevated View of Baraboo River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Baraboo River. The main part of town is on the far left shoreline. On the right industrial buildings are near a bridge spanning the ri...
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Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of a slightly elevated view of the post office. There are wide front steps up to the arched entrance from the sidewalk. The arched entra...
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High School

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view of the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Baraboo, Wis."
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"Dawn Manor," Lower Dells

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view from the road of Dawn Manor, at Lower Dells, Lake Delton. The Dawn Manor is a small "gothic" house on the Dell View Hotel ground...
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Echo Rock, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline towards Echo Rock on Mirror Lake. Caption reads: "Echo Rock, Mirror Lake, Delton, Wis."
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North Side Landing, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the North Side Landing. There is a covered tour boat at the edge of the lake and passengers on board. At the shoreline is a cabin...
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Kirkland Landing, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline of boats, including an excursion boat, on the shoreline and along both sides of a pier. There are three men on the pier at Kirkland Lan...
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Trinity Church

Date: 1908
Description: Colored postcard of the exterior of the stone church. There are four crosses, one on the bell tower, and three others at the corners of the roof. Windows a...
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Business District, Lime Ridge

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved road going through a settlement. A meat market with a public telephone is on the left, with a group of people gathered on the sidewalk in...

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