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Adell Pea-Canning Company

Date: 06 30 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Adell Canning Company, used for canning peas. View of canning buildings with an open field in the foreground. Caption reads: "...
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Scenic View of Cascade

Date: 1908
Description: View of a street going through the center of town. In the foreground is a stream and a bridge. Commercial buildings and dwellings are on the left.
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Dutch R.F.M.D. Church

Date: 03 03 1910
Description: Hand-colored view of the Dutch R.F.M.D. Church. View across field or lawn. There is a dwelling and stable to the left of the church, and another building i...
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Bloomfield's, Taken from Pine Point

Date: 1913
Description: View of a large lakeside resort from the vantage point of Pine Point. Caption reads: "Bloomfield's, Taken from Pine Point, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Gottfried's, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized elevated view of a large lakeside hotel inspired by castles on the Rhine. A small excursion boat is passing the dock and boathouse. Caption reads...
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Hotel Schwartz

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized view of Hotel Schwartz from across Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Hotel Schwartz, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Schwartz Hotel, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1955
Description: Colorized aerial view of the Schwartz Hotel on the shores of Elkhart Lake, with several white buildings with red roofs. Caption reads: "Schwartz Hotel, Elk...
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Ostoff's Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view of the front of Osthoff's Hotel. Caption reads: "Ostoff's Hotel, Elkhart Lake , Wis."
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Hotel Camp Brosius

Date: 1954
Description: Kodachrome print of a lakeside hotel. Text on reverse reads: "Hotel Camp Brosius on beautiful Elkhart Lake. Dining room, lounge, boat area, and round house...
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Camp Brosius

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view towards dock, and a diving platform at Camp Brosius. A sailboat, rowboat and canoes are in the lake. Several people are swimming or standing ...
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Greetings from Elkhart Lake

Date: 1952
Description: Kodachrome print of twilight over Elkhart Lake, with purple clouds and an orange sky. Caption reads: "Greetings from Elkhart Lake, Wis." Text on reverse re...
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Greetings from Elkhart Lake

Date: 1954
Description: Sunset over Elkhart Lake, with the calm lake reflecting the orange sky. Caption reads: "Greetings from Elkhart Lake, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "Sunset a...
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Depot at Glenbeulah

Date: 1908
Description: View alongside railroad tracks towards the railroad depot. A single freight car is on the tracks. A boy and a woman are on the platform. Caption reads: "De...
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Official Marker; The Old Wade House

Date: 1953
Description: The Historical Marker for the Old Wade House State Park. A man and woman are standing in front of the sign, and in the background are picnic tables on a la...
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Old Wade House; Upstairs Sitting Room

Date: 1956
Description: Color postcard of the upstairs parlor, with two women wearing period dress sitting in chairs and reading. Text on reverse reads: "UPSTAIRS SITTING ROOM,...
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Wade House; Barroom

Date: 1953
Description: Kodachrome postcard of the barroom, with two male mannequins in period dress standing at the bar. Text on reverse reads: "The Wade House is one of the f...
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Butternut House; Dining Room

Date: 1956
Description: Three women in period clothes are having tea in the dining room. Text on reverse reads: "Dining Room, Butternut House, Old Wade House State Park, Greenb...
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1931 Demonstration Home

Date: 1931
Description: A two-story stone home in a Germanic-Austrian style. A decorative tile is set into the exterior between the windows on the second floor. Caption reads: "19...
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Random Lake

Date: 10 21 1905
Description: Text on front reads: "Random Lake, Wisconsin," "A Shady Nook on Random" and "East Shore Point." The postcard has design elements and two images of the lake...
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Court House

Date: 05 07 1909
Description: Text on front reads: " Court House, Sheboygan, Wis." Built in 1868 of grey brick, the court house was replaced in 1933.

The reverse of the postcard is an...

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