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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Soldiers' Monument in Library Park. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Kenosha, Wis."
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Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1910
Description: Water Tower surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
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Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Water Tower from road, with a faux birchbark background. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
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St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1915
Description: A fountain and trees in Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) in front of the church. Caption reads: "St. John's Cathedral from Court House Park, Milwau...
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J. Robert Taylor and Wife

Date: 1905
Description: J. Robert Taylor and his wife, Alma Reinhardt Taylor, sit for a portrait on a park bench.
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Soldier's Monument

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a soldier's monument statue in a city park. Caption reads: "Soldier's Monument, Beloit, Wis."
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Forest Protection Lookout Tower

Date: 1913
Description: View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti...
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Soldier's Monument

Date: 1909
Description: Color-enhanced black and white photographic postcard of the Soldier's Monument in honor of the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War. Caption rea...
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Glen Loch, Irvine Park

Date: 1920
Description: Black and white photographic view of the dam at Glen Loch, Irvine Park. Caption reads: "Glen Loch, Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Monument of Nelson Dewey

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Description: Postcard depicting the monument of Nelson Dewey. He has a long beard and sits in a chair on a pedestal. Trees are in the background. Text at the bottom re...
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view across Mirror Lake. Trees are along the steep, exposed rock faces along the shoreline. There is a boat near a boathouse on the left, and in t...
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W.C.T.U. Public Fountain

Date: 1907
Description: View of a fountain on a pedestal in a park. Caption reads: "W.C.T.U. Public Fountain, Lake Mills, Wis."
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Manitowoc, Wis.

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Description: Two views of Manitowoc. St. Boniface Catholic Church is at the top, and at the bottom is Washington Street. Caption at top reads: "St. Boniface Catholic Ch...
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Old Faithful Spring, Prentice Park, Ashland, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: A child is holding out a bowl to a pillar from which water is cascading down into a spring. In the background, two other children are walking up a dirt pat...
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Ahwahnee Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: At right, the side of the Ahwahnee Hotel, a stone building, helps frame a view of granite mountains in Yosemite National Park. A balcony extends from the w...
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Bethesda Mineral Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Bethesda Mineral Spring, Waukesha, Wis." A group of people in the pavilion at Bethesda Mineral Spring. An American flag is flying at ...
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Sioux River

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Sioux River." On reverse: "Big Rock on Sioux River. Washburn, Wisconsin. A thrilling day of trout fishing and picnicking at the Big R...

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