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Lover's Leap

Date: 1906
Description: View of Lover's Leap with a group of people on the rocks near the shoreline under an overhang. Caption reads: "Lovers Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Thordarson Garden Entrance

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Description: The entrance to the garden framed by a decorative wooden gate.
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Lunch in the Woods North of Lake Europe

Date: 1919
Description: Three men enjoy a picnic; the man on the right smokes a cigar.
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Hotz Family

Date: 1915
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses with his wife Clothilde (with glasses), son Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy) and one of his daughters on Champagne Rock on Cottage Row.
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Men Hiking

Date: 1924
Description: Two men walk away from the camera, down a narrow country road. Both are wearing knickers and knee socks; the man on the left wears a hat and carries a walk...
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Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower

Date: 1908
Description: Postcard view of the tower. Caption reads: "Sturgeon Bay Canal Light Tower."
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After the Hunt

Date: 1920
Description: Two unidentified young men pose in the snow with their firearms behind seven dead rabbits displayed on a barbed wire fence; there are three dogs on the oth...
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A Bit of Rocky Shore

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Description: Photographic postcard view along the rocky shoreline of Lake Michigan, including tall grass and shrubs. Caption reads: "A Bit of Rocky Shore - Gordon Lodge...
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The Range Lights

Date: 1962
Description: Color postcard of a small, tower-like building on the side of a road.
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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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At the End of the Road — Death's Door

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Description: View down a road, with a tree growing in the center. Lake Michigan and Plum Island are in the distance.
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Cana Island Lighthouse

Date: 1957
Description: Photographic postcard view of Cana Island Lighthouse, built in 1869, located between Moonlight Bay and North Bay, Door County, Wisconsin.
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Egg Harbor Lodge

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Description: Two views of Egg Harbor Lodge — with the view of the lodge, and of Green Bay.
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Moravian Church

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Description: The Moravian Church partially obscured by trees. Caption reads: "Moravian Church, Ephraim, Wis."
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The Home; Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop

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Description: Hand-colored black and white photographic postcard of a three-story log structure, and roofed entrance. Caption reads: "The Home; Scandinavian Peasant Craf...
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Observation Tower

Date: 09 06 1937
Description: View looking up towards people enjoying the view from the top of the wooden observation tower at Potawatomi State Park. Two women are standing in the parki...
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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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Hotel du Nord

Date: 1963
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Hotel du Nord, Sister Bay (Door County) Wisconsin. The giant fireplace, reaching two stories high, is located in the lobby where ma...
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Picture Rock at the Ledges

Date: 1935
Description: Text on front reads: "Picture Rock at the Ledges, Potowatomi State Park, Door County, Wisconsin." A sailboat on Sturgeon Bay seen between a rock formation ...

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