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High Altar

Date: 1947
Description: Hand-tinted postcard showing detail of the high altar at the church on Holy Hill. Caption reads: "High Altar, Holy Hill, Wis."
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Carmelite Monastery and New Church

Date: 1930
Description: Postcard showing the Carmelite monastery and church at Holy Hill. The postcard identifies this as the "new church," which suggests the photograph was taken...
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Ski Hill

Date: 11 1938
Description: View down hill towards skiers enjoying a sunny winter day on a ski hill in Wisconsin. One man is relaxing by lying on his back with his skis crossed up in ...
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Birchwood Cornet Band

Date: 1911
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a band, wearing their uniforms and holding their instruments. The band is posed on the lawn in front of the porch of a house, and...
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Wolfrum's Resort, Little Cedar Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View across lake towards three guest cabins under trees on the shoreline near a pier. The main building is on the hill behind. Caption reads: "Wolfrum's Re...
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View of Rosenheimer's Resort on Large Cedar Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a lakeside resort. The largest building has three stories, and below it is a small, sandy beach near a dock. Caption reads: "View...
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Gonring's Resort, Big Cedar Lake

Date: 1930
Description: View across water towards a hotel on the lake. There is a large slide at the shoreline in the center, and near a long building on the left is what may be a...
Photograph

Work Day

Date: 05 18 1989
Description: Two boys are sitting and standing next to a four-wheel utility vehicle that is hauling a cart of hay. They are facing a woman standing on the right who is ...
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Displaying Cupcakes

Date: 12 09 1965
Description: A woman is smiling and is holding up a tray of decorated cupcakes. In front of her is a table holding several wrapped plates of cookies and a box with bagg...
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Jeff and Pat Otten

Date: 06 26 1985
Description: Waist-up portrait of a man and woman posing together outdoors while standing against a brick wall. They are both are wearing matching sunglasses and shirts...
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Foxhounds

Date: 08 1931
Description: Two unidentified men wearing traditional hunting dress, including hunt caps, are riding horses with a pack of foxhounds in a rocky meadow. There is a fence...
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Holy Hill

Date: 10 16 1930
Description: A group of men and women on horseback pausing during a fox hunt. They are in traditional fox hunting attire. The Basilica of Holy Hill is in the distance. ...
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Break from the Hunt

Date: 10 1931
Description: John Clarence Cudahy, left, and Walter Vail Johnston are resting against a split rail fence during the Washington County Fox Hunt. Both were members of the...
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Frederick Pabst, Jr.

Date: 10 16 1930
Description: Member of the Milwaukee Hunt Club Frederick Pabst, Jr. (1869-1958), son of Captain Frederick Pabst, posing on horseback wearing traditional fox hunting att...
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Log House in Winter

Date: 1952
Description: Unidentified log house in winter, located near Highway 83. A fence is in the foreground and a tree on the right.
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: Dramatic view of Holy Hill against a sky full of clouds. In the foreground, cows are grazing in fenced fields.
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Invitation to Idleness

Date: 07 1955
Description: A tree-shaded bridge over a river, probably in a park.
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Big Cedar Lake

Date: 08 1963
Description: Sailboats "coming about" on Big Cedar Lake. The crew is under the sail of the boat in the center. In the distance is a tree-lined shore.
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Boy and Bullfrog

Date: 08 1969
Description: A young boy is amazed as he holds a big bullfrog.
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P.J. Kurtz, General Merchandise

Date: 08 03 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "P.J. Kurtz, Genl. Merchandise, Pleasant Hill, Wis." A man, woman and a young boy wearing a hat are posing in front of the store entra...

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