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After the Snow

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Description: Photographic postcard scene of a neighborhood in Antigo after a snowfall. Snow is covering the trees in front yards and the streets. A young boy is standin...
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Burning of the Veneering Mill

Date: 06 12 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of a night view over water of the veneering mill at Antigo burning. Flames and smoke are streaming from the roof and windows of the b...
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8th and Virginia Street

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the snow-covered neighborhood at the intersection of 8th and Virginia Street. Caption reads: "8th and Virginia St., Antigo, W...
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At Work on the New Episcopal Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of workers building the new Episcopal Church. Workers in hats and overalls, and holding shovels, are standing among scaffolding,...
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Laying of the Corner Stone of the Episcopal Church

Date: 08 19 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the crowd gathered to see the laying of the corner stone for the new Episcopal Church. Men and women, many of them wearing hats, a...
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The Dells Dam on the Wolf River

Date: 10 02 1907
Description: Photographic postcard view looking up at twelve workers wearing hats posing on top of the Dells Dam on the Wolf River. Water is flowing through the dam at ...
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Antigo High School

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Antigo high school. Trees with leaves cover the lawn, and an American flag is flying on the roof of the building behind t...
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Third Ward School

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Description: Exterior view of the school, a brick three-story building surrounded by a lawn, and with board sidewalks. Caption reads: "3rd Ward School, Antigo, Wis."
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Residence of W.E. Porter

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Description: Photographic postcard of W.E. Porter's two-story house. The house has fancy trim. Three women are seated in the grass on the left, and a boy and girl are o...
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Just Arrived

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Description: Photographic postcard of passenger train cars that have just arrived. A crowd of people are lined up waiting for the passengers to disembark, and some are ...
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Devil's Monument

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Description: Photographic postcard of Devil's Monument with trees surrounding it. Text handwritten at foot: "Devil's Monument, Camp Douglas, Wis. 34."
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Signal Rock

Date: 09 08 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of Signal Rock. Trees are in the foreground and on the the hill. Text below reads: "Signal Rock, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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School House

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a school with the students gathered on the board sidewalk. Adults are gathered near the front steps of the entrance to the school...
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"The Narrows" Trout Lake

Date: 08 05 1916
Description: View across water of The Narrows in Trout Lake. There are people in a canoe out on the lake. Caption reads: "'The Narrows' Trout Lake, Wood Cliff, Wis."
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Along the Bank of Trout Lake

Date: 03 22 1913
Description: A photographic postcard mailed from Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. A railroad track is running along the bank. On either side of the track are tall trees. Ca...
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Indian Lake Resort

Date: 1920
Description: View toward a cabin among birch trees at the resort adjacent to the lake, on STH 17 south of Eagle River. Caption reads: "Indian Lake Resort, Eagle River, ...
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Road through Elton

Date: 1907
Description: View looking down center of unpaved main street. The street is lined with dwellings with fenced-in yards. Caption reads: "Elton, Wis."
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Qua-bas-er-o-qua

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of Qua-bas-er-o-qua, an Ojibwa (Chippewa) woman. She is seated on the ground in a low woven chair, and is wearing traditional clothin...
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Scene at Long Lake Lodge

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Description: View uphill towards a row of log cabins. Women are on the porch of the one on the right. Caption reads: "Scene at Long Lake Lodge; Hackley, Wis."
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Junior Prom

Date: 04 15 1910
Description: Elevated view from stage towards a large group of young people in formal attire standing in a decorated gymnasium. People are also up in the balcony. Capti...

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