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Man Sharpening Blade in Timothy Hay Field

Date: 07 16 1895
Description: Man sharpening a scythe blade in a field of timothy hay. Another man stands near him in the field, and in the far background a man sits in a buggy with a t...
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Harvesting a Field

Date: 10 17 1895
Description: Elevated view from hill of a large group of men harvesting a field. Four men are standing atop a mound of what appears to be straw or hay. A steam thresher...
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Dog Pulling Sled

Date: 1910
Description: T.J. Thompson seated on a sled pulled by his dog. He traveled among the lumber camps between Winter and Raddison, selling watches and jewelry.
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Dog Pulling Sled

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of T.J. Thompson seated on a sled pulled by his dog. He traveled among the lumber camps between Winter and Raddison, selling watches and...
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The Motel Viking

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Description: Color postcard of the new Motel Viking. Text on back reads: "New Motel Viking, Junction 53 & 8, Cameron, Wisconsin. TV, AAA, 20 Units - Air-Conditioned - C...
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Railroad Station

Date: 1908
Description: Black and white postcard of a railroad station across from the Hotel Wells. Railroad tracks run between them, disappearing into the distance. There are tre...
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Real Estate Office

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Description: A small real estate office in a rural setting advertising "Summer Homes for Sale on Red Cedar Lake." There is a house in the background on a low hill in th...
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Snow-Covered Train at Station

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Description: Photographic postcard view of people standing on a platform next to a snow-covered train arriving at a station.
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Hotel Barron

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Description: View from street toward a hotel, mostly obscured by trees. A horse and carriage with its driver and passengers is parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Hotel...
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Barron Motel and Overnight Trailer Park

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Description: View across lawn towards the exterior of a motel. A station wagon parked in front of one of the units.
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Picturesque Camp Site

Date: 1969
Description: Elevated view of a tent and canoe in the woods by a lake.
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Bear Lake — Haugen, Wis.

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Description: Two views of Bear Lake. The top is a daylight view with some fall color. The one below is at sunset, with two people in a canoe on the lake. Caption reads:...
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The Big Muscalunge [sic] 53 1/2 inches, Weight 40 lbs

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view of a boy with a large muskie displayed on a table in front of him. Caption reads: "66 - The Big Muscalunge 53 1/2 inches, Weight...
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Looking South from Kunz's Island, Long Lake, Brill, Wis.

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a lake from an island. Dwellings are on the far shoreline among trees. Caption reads: "Looking South from Kunz's Island, Bril...
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Agricultural Meeting

Date: 1925
Description: Men gathered around the entrance to a church where a meeting of the State Agricultural Association has been held.
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Lightning Creek, Almena, Wis.

Date: 1909
Description: Chromolithograph postcard of three boys, two with fishing poles, at Lightning Creek. Caption reads: "Lightning Creek, Almena, Wis."
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The New Bridge, Dallas, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline towards a pony truss bridge over a body of water. Caption reads: "Greetings from Dallas, Wis." Written on the pho...
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Greetings from Cumberland, Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: Photographic collage postcard of scenes of Cumberland. The lettering in the center reads: "Greetings from Cumberland, Wis." Individual scenes are: High Sch...
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Cumberland, Wisconsin, "The Island City"

Date: 1955
Description: View down street of commercial buildings. Text on back reads: "A friendly city of prosperous, industrious people in a farming and vacationers' paradise. 'T...
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Methodist Church, Cumberland, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Oval-framed view from unpaved street towards the Methodist Church, shown in an oval frame in the center of a white postcard. There are two houses in the ba...

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