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Gill's Rock

Date: 09 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of people waiting for the ferry at the Gill's Rock landing in Door County. Caption reads: "Scene at Gill's Rock Landing, Door County...
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Door County Museum

Date: 1945
Description: View of the fireplace in the interior of the Door County Museum. The text along the mantel reads: "The Past, The Present, and the Future Cannot Be Separate...
Postcard

Cedar Street

Date: 1912
Description: View from left sidewalk towards the west side of Cedar Street. Caption reads: "West Side of Cedar Street Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Sister Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: View down the main street of Sister Bay. Horse-drawn vehicles are parked at the Post Office is at the end of the street in the background. Caption reads: "...
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Sturgeon Bay Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Sturgeon Bay Public Library. Library opened in 1913 with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie. Above the main entrance it reads: "Fr...
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Boys With Bicycle on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Syl stands holding an umbrella near an unidentified boy who is leaning on a bicycle on the edge of a cobblestone street. Storefronts are along the street o...
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Automobiles are parked along the curbs, pedestrians are on the sidewalks in front of storefronts. Hotel Swoboda can be seen at left;...
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Church in Winter

Date: 02 1924
Description: View from behind of two horses (probably pulling a sleigh) on a snowy road, now Highway 42, near Zion Lutheran Church in Sister Bay. The horse on the left ...
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Fish Creek Corner in Winter

Date: 1924
Description: View looking southeast at the corner of Main (Egg Harbor Road) and Spruce Streets. Snow is on the ground. A neoclassical house (the Noble house) with front...
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Group at Detroit Harbor

Date: 07 1924
Description: A man stands with a group of nine women posed in front of a small commercial building. A sign in the shape of a tire advertises "Goodyear Service Station."...
Postcard

Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
Postcard

Group Portrait of People Standing on a Pier

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ...
Postcard

Scene in Ellison Bay

Date: 1958
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a street scene, with a church on the left, and automobiles parked near a storefront at the corner in the distance,...
Postcard

View of the Shore

Date: 1915
Description: View of Ephraim from the bay, with a pier in the foreground. Churches are on the left and right, and the Hillside Hotel is in the center near the shore. Ca...
Postcard

Summer Resort

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Description: The Hillside Resort in Ephraim. There is a church in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Summer Resort, Ephraim, Wis."
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Ephraim, Wis.

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Description: Village of Ephraim, as viewed from the bottom of a hill, with a shoreline on the right. Includes churches and dwellings, and a curving road leading up the ...
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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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Eagle Inn

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Description: The Eagle Inn, a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Women and children are gathered on the front steps. A dog is running in ...
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Village Hall

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Description: Wilson's Restaurant and the village hall. A woman is walking on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Village Hall, Ephraim, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1957
Description: Color print of a view of Main Street. The Red Owl Agency is on the left, and a Standard Service Station is further down the street on the right. Cars are p...

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