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Swimming in the Mississippi River

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards men and boys swimming and splashing in the Mississippi River. Alma is in the background on the far shoreline.
Photograph

Log-Rolling Contest

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Description: Log-rolling contest with large group of spectators on shore.
Photograph

Croquet on the Banks of the Mississippi

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Description: Three people playing croquet on the banks of the Mississippi River near Alma, Wis. A woman is sitting in a rowboat with a dog nearby in the background.
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Parade in Alma

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Description: A parade of patriotically decorated automobiles progresses down the 100 block of North Main Street.
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Boys on Mississippi River

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Description: Groups of boys on the Mississippi River shore undressing for a swim. Alma is visible across the river.
Postcard

Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
Postcard

River View of Alma

Date: 1905
Description: River view of Alma. Caption reads: "Alma, Wis."
Photograph

Boat on River near Alma

Date: 1908
Description: Caption reads: "Scene of Town and Boat Up River, Alma, Wis." View across river towards Alma on the opposite shoreline, and a river boat on the Mississippi ...
Postcard

View of Alma, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view over the Mississippi River showing of the town of Alma. Bluffs are behind the town. In the foreground, two men wearing hats are ...

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