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Steges Home Resort

Date: 1918
Description: Hand-colored elevated view of Steges Home Resort, including the main building, pavilion and boat house on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Steges Home Resort...
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Portland Place

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Description: Photographic postcard view across intersection towards Portland Place, a five-story stone building. There are pedestrians on the sidewalks on the left and ...
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Cedar Creek

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Description: Elevated view of Cedar Creek with a tree growing in the middle of it. There are buildings in the background. Caption reads: "Cedar Creek, Cedarburg, Wis."
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Auto Races

Date: 1918
Description: View of an auto race with cars on the track, a crowd in the grandstand, and other spectators and their cars in the center oval. Caption reads: "Auto Races,...
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Mill and Creek, Centerville

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the mill and creek, with a bridge in front of the mill. The skyline of Centerville is in the background. Caption reads: "Mill...
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Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down Main Street towards a streetcar coming up the street. On the opposite side of the street are commercial buildings. The Monarch Building is in the...
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C. & N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the railroad bridge over the Rock River at Ft. Atkinson. Wilcox Lumber is on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Bri...
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Hill Side House, Chas. H. Pape, Prop.

Date: 1919
Description: View of "Hillside House" with a group of men, women and children gathered on the lawn under a tree. Caption reads: "Hill Side House, Chas. W. Pape Prop., F...
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Main Street, South Germantown

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Description: View down a street lined with houses and a church. Caption reads: "Main Street, S. Germantown, Wis."
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Girl's Friendly Society, Holiday House

Date: 1916
Description: View across lawn towards a two-story lodging. The building has screened porches on the first and second floors. Caption reads: "Girl's Friendly Society, Ho...
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Kissel Motor Car Co.

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Kissel auto plant in between the railroad and the river. A dirigible and bi-plane have been cut and pasted onto the image. Caption rea...
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Buster Brown at the High School

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered for the arrival of Buster Brown at the high school. Buster is in the backseat of a roadster.
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Koelch Resort, Pike Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View along shoreline towards the Koelch Resort. There is a sailboat and rowboats in the lake near a pier. Horses are standing under the trees at the shorel...
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West Shore Eagle Point Pike Lake

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Description: View across water towards a lake house with a screened-in porch, and a boathouse at the shoreline. Caption reads: "West Shore, Eagle Point, Pike Lake, Wis....
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Main St., Horicon, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main Street lined with businesses on both sides. A streetcar is approaching. Caption reads: "Main St., Horicon, Wis."
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United Lutheran Church

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Description: Three-quarter view of front and left side of the Lutheran Church. There are stairs leading up to the entrance, and a bell tower is on the right. The brick ...
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Residences on Main Street, Juneau, Wis.

Date: 1913
Description: View of a row of homes with lawns and porches along Main Street. There is a church with a clock on the steeple in the background. Trees line the sidewalk a...
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Fishing is Great at Fall River

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Description: Tall-tale postcard showing three men fishing off a pier, with two of the men holding fishing poles and two gigantic fish rising out of the water. A buildin...
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Main St., Lowell, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: View of a small town street lined with businesses. Horses and carts with milk cans are in the street. Caption reads: "Main St., Lowell, Wis."
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Graded School

Date: 02 21 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Graded School, Richfield, Wis. No. 1." A one story brick schoolhouse with a bell tower. Fences and fields are in the background. A si...

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