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Milwaukee Street Looking East

Date: 1921
Description: Photographic postcard view of a commercial district. There is a grocery store on the left, and horse-drawn wagons are along the curbs. Caption reads: "Milw...
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Main Street Looking Southeast

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business location. A drugstore is on the left, and a post office is on the right. A horse and buggy and an automobi...
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United States Post Office

Date: 1948
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a Neo-classical style building. There are street signs and a traffic light on the corner. Caption reads: "United S...
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Saint Catherine's Hospital

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Description: Ektochrome postcard of St. Catherine's Hospital and entry drive. Automobiles are parked in the lot.
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Carthage College Field House

Date: 1970
Description: Exterior view of a sports venue. A few automobiles are parked in the lot.
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Petrifying Springs Clubhouse

Date: 1964
Description: View of the entrance drive to the Petrifying Springs Clubhouse.
Photograph

Civic Center Park

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the park across from the courthouse. The Boy Scouts Monument (a replica of the Statue of Liberty) is in the center surrounded by flo...
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Lincoln Park Sunken Gardens

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of flower beds surrounding a fountain. A trellis and a bridge are on the left.
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Wharf at Fish Creek

Date: 1935
Description: View from shoreline towards fishing boats of various sizes, and sailboats docked at the wharf at Fish Creek. Two persons are carrying gear toward the pier....
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Tower Motel

Date: 1961
Description: Three views of Tower Motel; row of units, guest room, TV room. Located at the Junction of 70 and D. Caption reads: "Tower Motel, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin...
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Motor Boating

Date: 1940
Description: A motor boat carrying three people is leaving a small wake in the calm waters of Crawling Stone Lake as it heads toward an island. There is a worn wooden p...
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Red Arrow Camp

Date: 1935
Description: View from shoreline towards a long pier on Trout Lake leading to a diving board on the left, and diving platforms on the right. There are small sailboats t...
Photograph

The Sayner Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of a tennis and a shuffleboard court, with Plum Lake in the background. Four men are playing doubles tennis, while other men are playing shuf...
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North End Drive, Rock Lake

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Description: View across dirt road along a lake towards a group of people on the edge of the road looking at the lake. Automobiles are parked on the right along the cur...
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Sandy Beach Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Men, women and children in modest swimming suits enjoy splashing and playing in the water at Sandy Beach, a resort established by Gerhard Strauss in 1921. ...
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Wheeler Lake, Wheeler Lake Resort

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Description: View across water along shoreline towards a long dock and a raft. A rowboat is turned over on the dock near the tree-lined shoreline. Caption reads: "Wheel...
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The Island, Chain Lake, Lakewood, Wis.

Date: 
Description: View across paved road with a guard fence towards an island in a lake.
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Driveway in Cherryland

Date: 1935
Description: Cherry trees in full bloom line an unpaved narrow lane.
Postcard

Fox River Locks

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline looking downstream at the Fox River locks, with a bridge behind it. A boat is tied along the shoreline just below...
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Cottage Scene, Eagle Crest Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on...

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