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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of Weeds Mill. The mill has smokestacks and logs piled on the pond shoreline waiting for processing. A steam locomotive is on th... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Devil's Doorway rock formation overlooking Devil's Lake. Caption reads: "Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Handwritten note on back identifies this elevated view as the west side of Broadway from National Bank, looking south. The Fox River is in the background o... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a central street lined with businesses. Automobiles are parked at the curbs. There is a large building with columns on the left near an op... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of a boat yard on the Mississippi River. Riverboats are moored along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Old Boat Yards, La Crosse, Wis." |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water towards Fort Howard. In the foreground is a man standing on a pier, and in the water nearby are five men rowing in a boat. Capti... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Racine, Wisconsin in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main... |
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