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Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library, which opened in 1913 after a Carnegie Grant. Above the arched main entrance a sign reads, "Free Library."
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Europe Lake Boathouse

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline of a boy rowing a small boat with a girl seated aft as a woman watches them from the walkway to a boathouse. The walkway, with its rust...
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Newport

Date: 02 1924
Description: Three men pose on logs as a fourth walks toward them; there are axes and snowshoes on the ground. A large log barn, outhouse, and other buildings are in th...
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Cottage at Europe Lake

Date: 1922
Description: View of the rear of the Hotz cottage, showing a stone chimney which divides a dormer. There are large pine trees around the cottage.
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Log Buildings

Date: 1926
Description: Two deteriorating log buildings stand in a stony meadow. There is a stone fence on the left and trees beyond.
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Gordon Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: A boat with an outboard motor is tied to the rustic log pier; a second boat is overturned on an extension of the pier. There is a fish net hanging over the...
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Lover's Leap in Midwinter

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption re...
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Boynton Chapel

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Description: Color postcard view of a privately built chapel, decorated in Norwegian style by Mr. and Mrs. Boynton, surrounded by trees.
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Abandoned Cabin

Date: 1920
Description: A small abandoned log cabin stands among tall conifers and overgrown brush. There is very little chinking remaining and no glass in the window. The cabin h...
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Eagle Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1957
Description: Color photographic postcard view of the Eagle Lighthouse in Peninsula State Park.
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Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop

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Description: View of the stone building with a large wooden door. There is a driveway lined with a low stone wall with bushes. Caption reads: "Scandinavian Peasant Craf...
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Fire House

Date: 1938
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of the Ephraim Fire House, which is a stone building with stone turrets and walls. Caption reads: "Fire House, E...
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Moravian Church

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Description: Color postcard of the Moravian Church, established 1853. It is a large, white wooden building with a steeple over the entrance.
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Village Hall and Post Office

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Description: View of the stone building that houses the city hall and post office. Caption reads: "Village Hall and Post Office - Ephraim, Door County, Wis."
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Home 8, Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop

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Description: Hand-colored black and white photographic postcard with an elevated view of the three-story log structure and attached buildings with shrubs in the yard, a...
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Anderson Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Anderson Hotel. The building is a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Caption reads: "Anderson Hotel, Ep...
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The Buchbinder Residence

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Description: Dr. Jacob R. Buchbinder House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #244 in 1939. Jacob Buchbinder was a doctor of medicine in Ch...
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The Buchbinder Residence

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Description: Dr. Jacob R. Buchbinder House was designed by the architectural firm Keck and Keck as Project #244 in 1939. Jacob Buchbinder was a doctor of medicine in Ch...
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Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik

Date: 08 20 1981
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik. Sister Bay, Door County, Wis. 54234." A goat is standing on the turf covered roof of a r...
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse

Date: 1963
Description: Text on front reads: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse, Door County, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse is near Potawatomi State Park, north of St...

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