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Pabst Malt Extract

Date: 1903
Description: Eye catching Eagle Drugstore window display for Pabst Malt Extract, "The Best Tonic". An advertisement for this product stated that it was "the greatest to...
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International Truck Owned by Rice Lake Bottling Works

Date: 1920
Description: International truck owned by the Rice Lake Bottling Works parked on a snow-covered street in front of Reckenthaler's Garage. The truck is equipped with cha...
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Main Street

Date: 1920
Description: View down Main Street. Storefronts are along the sidewalks on both sides of the street, and lampposts and cars are along the curb.
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City Hall, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of Rice Lake City Hall. A flag is flying from the top of the bell tower.
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Man with Lawn Mower

Date: 1947
Description: A man stands outdoors with a lawn mower. His work gloves and hat are resting on the mower. Caption on photograph reads, "Uncle Paul from Rice Lake-Wis."
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Universal Rock Crusher

Date: 10 12 1938
Description: Men work with a Universal crusher, used to crush 400 yards of gravel in 8 hours. The crusher was powered by an International PA-100 power unit owned by E.F...
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Horse-Drawn Haul of Logs

Date: 1905
Description: Eleven men are posing on or near a tall stack of logs on a sled. Some of the men are holding cant hooks. The logs are being hauled by a team of four horses...
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Greetings from Rice Lake

Date: 10 05 1908
Description: Text reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A collage of 6 postcards with views of "Main Street," "Canning Factory," "Roller Mills," "Public Library," "Tr...
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Training School

Date: 09 02 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Training School, Rice Lake, Wis." A large, wood sided structure with a tower and porch. The school has a concrete sidewalk and is sur...
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The Friendly Buckhorn

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The 'Friendly Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wisconsin". Text on reverse reads: "No vacation trip to Northern Wisconsin is complete without a ...
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The Friendly Buckhorn

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The 'Friendly Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wisconsin." Text on reverse reads: "No vacation trip to Northern Wisconsin is complete without a ...
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The Buckhorn

Date: 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "'The Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wis." The Buckhorn Tavern had an amazing display of taxidermy and curios, including some hoaxes: a shovel-...
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City Park

Date: 05 14 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "City Park, Rice Lake, Wis." View of a circular flower bed and tiered fountain in City Park, overlooking the lake. Trees surround the ...
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View on Rice Lake

Date: 03 20 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "View on Rice Lake, Rice Lake, Wis." and "Publ. by F.E. Robinson, Rice Lake, Wis." Houses and boathouses on the shore of Rice Lake thr...
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Bathing Beach

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Rice Lake, Wis." Many adults and children are swimming and diving at the beach. There is a pier on the left and an ela...
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Greetings from Rice Lake

Date: 06 23 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake Wis." printed over red text that reads: "Copyright 1927, E.C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wis." The view of Ri...
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Greetings from Rice Lake

Date: 07 06 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake Wis." and "E.C. Kropp, Pub. Milwaukee." Sunset over Rice Lake with a dramatic sky and clouds. The sun is ref...
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Rice Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Rice Lake, Wis." On back: "Red Maple on Lake." Autumn view of gold leaves on Birch trees and red leaves on Maple trees reflecting in ...
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Hardscrabble Ski Area

Date: 1952
Description: Text on front reads: "Hardscrabble Ski Area...Rice Lake, Wis." Text on reverse, "Hardscrabble, Inc. Rice Lake, Wis. The Cadillac of ski areas . . . ask the...
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A Birch Bark Indian Home

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "A Birch Bark Indian Home, Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A Native American family of five is seated in front of their birch bark wig...

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