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Moonlight on the Brule

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Brule River flowing through the forest by moonlight. Some trees show autumn color. There is a campfire on the shore with thr...
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Menominee Indian Reservation Mills

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Description: Mill on the Menominee Indian Reservation between Antigo and Shawano. Two young boys are standing in the foreground on the shoreline looking at logs ready f...
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An Indian Burying Ground

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Description: Native American burial ground. Caption reads: "An Indian Burying Ground, Near Antigo, Wis."
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Apostle Island Indian Pageant

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Description: Photographic postcard of a scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant. A large group of young children in white shirts are sitting along a sloped hill ne...
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Scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant

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Description: Photographic postcard of a scene from the Apostle Island Indian Pageant. Two children are sitting aboard a covered wagon pulled by a pair of steers while t...
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Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
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Mysterious Aztalan

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Description: Photographic postcard view of three views from Aztalan State Park; Indian Mound at sunset, pottery, and a fence.
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Indian Bowl

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Description: View of the exterior of the "Indian Bowl," a venue for powwows. A Native American woman is standing in front next to the totems.
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Indian Room; Hoard Historical Museum

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Description: Interior view of the "Indian Room" at the Hoard Historical Museum. Display cases and wall arrangements are of arrowheads and other relics. Caption reads: "...
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Mural Decoration, Brown County Courthouse

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Description: Caption reads: "Mural Decoration, Brown County Courthouse." Text on reverse reads: "This mural decoration, on the south wall of the east entrance hall, rep...
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Totem Pole at Indian Village

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Description: Color postcard of the totem pole at the Indian Village of the American Baptist Assembly. A group of children are standing at the base looking up at it. ...
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"Chippewa [Ojibwa] Indian Squaw"

Date: 1934
Description: Full-length portrait of a Native American Woman (Ojibwa) wearing traditional dress. Caption reads: "Chippewa Indian Squaw, Hayward, Wis."
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Indian Village

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Description: Ojibwa man tanning a hide outdoors. Text on reverse reads: "Here at Historyland you can see the Chippewa Indians in their colorful native dress and natu...
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Greetings from WISCONSIN

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Description: The non-mailing side of a wrap-around postcard cover. Glued inside is a folded series of two sided scenes of attractions in Central Wisconsin. Across the i...
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Lac du Flambeau Historical Marker

Date: 1969
Description: Historical marker on the shore of Flambeau Lake. Erected 1937.
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Aerial View of Lac du Flambeau

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Description: Kodachrome postcard of an aerial view of Lac du Flambeau village and the surrounding chain of lakes. Caption reads: "Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin." Text on b...
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Ani-wa-bia, the Medicine Man

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Description: Colorized postcard of a Lac du Flambeau medicine man in traditional dress holding a drum and a knife. Other people are standing behind him. Caption reads: ...
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Lake of the Torches Casino Resort

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Description: View of a wooden sculpture at the entrance of a casino. Text on reverse reads: "This carving by Gene Delcourt is representative of the seven clans of the L...
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Aerial View of Lac du Flambeau

Date: 1984
Description: Aerial postcard of Lac du Flambeau village and surrounding lakes. Caption reads: "Lac du Flambeau, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "On State Hwy 47 between Po...
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Totem Pole

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Description: View of a pole with cloth fabric hanging on it. The side of a building is on the right. Caption reads: "Totem Pole, Lac du Flambeau, Wis."

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