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Sledding out the Logs

Date: 1910
Description: View of men transporting logs on horse-drawn sleds in the northwoods. Caption on back reads, in part: "Even the camp cook gets his photo taken."
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Grand Army Home for Veterans

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a veterans' home. Text on reverse reads: "This modern up to date hospital can take care of any members in need of hospitalizatio...
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Wisconsin Veterans' Home

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Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Veterans' Home campus beside Chain O' Lakes and the village of King. Text on reverse reads: "Founded in 1887 by The Grand A...
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Veterans' Home Landing

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Description: Sepia-toned photographic postcard view from hill looking down towards men standing on the pier at the Veterans' Home. A water tower is across the water. Ca...
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Marston Hall, Wisconsin Veterans' Home

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Description: View of Marston Hall, a residential building at the Veterans' Home. Caption reads: "Marston Hall, Wisconsin Veterans' Home."
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Junior Booster Club

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of nine young men, in coats and hats, standing together on a sidewalk in front of the entrance to a building. Caption reads: "Junior Booster...
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First National Bank

Date: 1931
Description: View across intersection towards the corner bank, which is next to a service station. Automobiles are parked at the curb. Caption reads: "First National Ba...
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street, with a bank building on the left and a drugstore on the right. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the curb on the right in the background....
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High School

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a two-story wood-frame school. Students are standing near the door and sitting on the fence. Caption reads: "High School, Marion, Wis."
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Freight Cars Wrecked

Date: 09 16 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Freight Cars Wrecked at Sheridan, Wis." A group of people are posing with a line of severely derailed and damaged railroad cars.
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A.G. Peterson's Blacksmith Shop

Date: 09 02 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "A.G. Peterson's Blacksmith Shop, Sheridan, Wis." Workers, horses, buggies and wagons are in front of a brick blacksmith's shop. The s...
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Milwaukee Veterans Home

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Milwaukee Ave. Wisconsin Vet. Home. Waupaca, Wis." Two women walk on a sidewalk along a snow-covered, unpaved street. On each side ar...
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Whispering Pines, Marl Lake

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Camp Fireplace - Picnic Grounds - Whispering Pines - Marl Lake." A seal at lower right reads: "Chain o' Lakes Waupaca, Wis. The Killa...
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Court House Square

Date: 05 26 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Court House Square, Waupaca, Wis." The courthouse was built in 1882 of brick in the Neoclassical style. It was razed in in the early ...
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Grand View Hotel, Chain O' Lakes

Date: 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Grand View Hotel, Chain O' Lakes, Waupaca, Wis." The two story hotel was located on Rainbow Lake and opened in 1894. It had a 16 foot...
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Old Parfreyville Mill on Crystal River

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Old Parfreyville Mill on Crystal River. Waupaca, Wis." A wooden mill on the banks of a river with a grass and tree covered shoreline.
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Fall Mill Street

Date: 01 12 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Fall Mill St., Waupaca, Wis." Water flowing over a dam on the Waupaca River. There are advertising signs on the dam and buildings ca...
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Wisconsin Veteran Home

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupaca, Wis. Wisconsin Veteran Home, Dock and Water Tower, Chain O'Lakes." Elevated view from hill of a man on a pier, walking towar...
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Whispering Pines on Marl Lake

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "View at Whispering Pines on Marl Lake, Chain O' Lakes, Waupaca, Wisconsin." Outdoor seating with canopies and a birdhouse on the shor...
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Bird's Eye View of Weyauwega

Date: 11 13 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Birds Eye View of Weyauwega, Wis." Elevated view of the town with a neighborhood in the foreground. A street runs diagonally towards ...

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