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Saint Nicholas with Christmas Wheelbarrow

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe...
Photograph

Birch Trees in Snow

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with birch trees in the snow, probably near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wis...
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Birch Trees in the Snow

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with birch trees in the snow near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Photograph

Stream and Trees in Snow

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with stream and snow-covered trees, probably near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright dammed the stream to supply water to Talie...
Photograph

Chetek Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down a snow-covered unpaved street in Chetek. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the right, and commercial buildings line both sides of the street. There ...
Photograph

Woman Seated in Touring Car

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Description: A woman dressed for winter weather and seated in the back of a touring car, looks coyly at the photographer. She is surrounded by holiday gifts and package...
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe...
Postcard

A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous...
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Lake Mendota Sunset

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Description: Sunset over Lake Mendota. A rocky shoreline is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Sunset on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Dell View Hotel Winter Scene

Date: 1944
Description: Exterior view of Dell View Hotel driveway on a winter day. A snow-covered stone gargoyle statue is in the foreground. The photo was taken by Ruth Bennett D...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Rabbits Are Scarce

Date: 1909
Description: Rear view of a hunter hauling away a giant rabbit through a snowy forest landscape. He is wearing a leather jacket with fringe and boots. Text in the lower...
Photograph

Snyder House

Date: 1940
Description: View from street of the home of George Snyder at 1219 Ash Street. It is a large wooden Queen Anne-style house with a columned front porch and a corner towe...
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Stekl House

Date: 1940
Description: View from street of a dog sitting on the front porch of a large Victorian house at 127 Eleventh Street, the home of Dr. Clausen F. Stekl, a Baraboo dentist...
Postcard

The Stone Face, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 07 08 1930
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Stone Face in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage can be seen to the right and below. The lake, ...
Postcard

Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis.

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called Cleopatra's Needle in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage are on the left and below. The lake, bluff...
Postcard

The Ramparts of the West Bluff

Date: 1965
Description: Color postcard of the ramparts of the West Bluff in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen throughout and have fall color. The lake, bluffs and sky are...
Postcard

English Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 02 20 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the one-story, white English Methodist Church with belfry and steeple. Snow covers the street outside the church. ...
Photograph

Scenery at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: View of the sun shining through clouds over a lake, either Jackson Lake or Lake Namakagan. In the foreground are some trees, and more trees are visible on ...
Photograph

Snowman

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard Hotz, left, poses with a large snowman and unidentified young man. The snowman wears a basket as a hat.
Postcard

Lone Rock

Date: 06 01 1925
Description: Colorized postcard looking up towards Lone Rock. Trees are on top of the formation. Caption reads: "Lone Rock, Camp Douglas, Wis."

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