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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street with storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Main Street, Tomahawk, Wis."
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View down center of Wisconsin Avenue, with commercial buildings and storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Ave. on a Quiet Sunday Morning, To...
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Badger Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across street towards the Badger Hotel. Caption reads: "Badger Hotel, Merrill, Wis."
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High School

Date: 1910
Description: View toward the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Merrill, Wis."
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High School Building

Date: 1910
Description: View toward the high school. Caption reads: "Greetings from Merrill, Wis.," and "High School Building."
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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Forest Rangers at Hang Out at Tomahawk Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of twelve men posing on the steps and porch of a building, probably forest rangers. The men are wearing a variety of clothing, including a b...
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Wisconsin River Near Grandfather Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view up the Wisconsin River near the foot of Grandfather Falls, which falls 90 feet in 1 1/2 miles. Caption reads: "Near the foot of ...
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Phil's Lake Nokomis Resort

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Description: Kodak photographic postcard of an aerial view of a lakeside resort with a large, sandy beach. Caption reads: "Phil's Lake Nokomis Resort, Heafford Junction...
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Fishermen Taking a Break

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Description: Real Photo Post Card of a group of fishermen taking a food and beverage break. Three men and two youth are lounging on the ground with bottles and sandwich...
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Badger Hotel and War Memorial

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Description: View from street towards a park with a cannon, a flagpole, lampposts and an arch. Two men are standing on the curved walk of the park. In the background is...
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Stone Bridge and Prairie River

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Description: View along shoreline towards the stone bridge with three arches over the Prairie River. There is a stone wall along the opposite shoreline near the bridge....
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Bradley Park

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Bradley Park, Tomahawk, Wis." The shelter house in Bradley Park with a rubble stone chimney, surrounded by trees. Mirror Lake can be ...
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Train Depot

Date: 06 12 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "C.M. & St. P. Depot, Tomahawk, Wis." The Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad station with passengers waiting under the eaves due to...
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The Hogs Back

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "The Hogs Back, Tomahawk, Wis." The Hogs Back is a tree covered peninsula on Lake Mohawksin, also the former name of Bradley Park. A r...
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Hog's Back

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Hog's Back, Tomahawk, Wis." The Hog's Back is a tree covered peninsula on Lake Mohawksin, also the former name of Bradley Park. A man...
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Greetings from Tomahawk

Date: 1955
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Tomahawk, Wisconsin." A aerial view showing the city and Lake Mohawksin on the Wisconsin River.
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Cabin Among the Northern Pines

Date: 03 30 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Cabin Among the Northern Pines, Greetings for Tomahawk, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Here in the Northland are found numerous scenes such...

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