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Four Men Playing Cards

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Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of four men sitting at a table playing cards, smoking cigarettes and ...
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Poker Players

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Description: Studio portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop playing poker while smoking and drinking beer. The man on the left is Jacob Birrenkott, and the m...
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Upper Campus, UW Madison

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Description: Photographic postcard of the upper campus viewed from the State Street entrance of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisco...
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Hotel Donnelly

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Hotel Donnelly. Men are standing and visiting on the porch. A sign on the corner reads: "Hotel & Livery." Horse-drawn vehicles...
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Catholic Church and Parsonage

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Description: Exterior view of the Catholic church and parsonage. Caption reads: "Catholic Church and Parsonage, Abbotsford, Wis."
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Catholic Church

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Description: Interior of a Catholic church. View of front of the church with the altar and religious icons. There are ornate designs near the ceiling and the arch to th...
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Tourist Camp

Date: 09 01 1928
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Bruce Tourist Camp. A dirt road curves into the camp, with a large sign at the entrance, and cabins, picnic tables and ma...
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Cemetery

Date: 07 19 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of the cemetery, with scattered tombstones among the trees. Caption reads: "Cemetey[sic] Alma, Wis."
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View of Alma, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view over the Mississippi River showing of the town of Alma. Bluffs are behind the town. In the foreground, two men wearing hats are ...
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Scene in Residence Section

Date: 07 21 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view across dirt road toward two men and a child sitting on the sidewalk in front of a house in residential area. Caption reads: "Sce...
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Harriman Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of Harriman Avenue in the residential district. A little girl is standing with her baby carriage on the sidewalk between a telep...
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Carnegie Library

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the exterior of the old Carnegie Library on Superior Street. Caption reads: "Carnegie Library, Antigo, Wis."
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Three Boys with Wagon in Snow

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Description: Three boys pose outdoors in a field with snow. Two boys, one holding a stick or a whip, are sitting in a miniature wagon. The other boy is standing holding...
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Four Girls Pose Outdoors

Date: 1930
Description: Four young girls pose outside of Witt's photography studio. They are wearing dresses. Two of the girls have jackets, and three of them have hair bows.
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Child on Hobby Horse

Date: 1930
Description: A child rides a hobby horse that is pulling a wagon filled with a toy lion and doll. A rocking chair holding a large doll, a small doll and teddy bear is p...
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Man Standing on Load of Logs

Date: 1921
Description: A man is standing on top of a stack of firewood that is loaded on his horse-drawn bobsled. He is wearing a coat and hat. In the background are two homes an...
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Family Portrait on Porch

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Description: Group portrait of a family posed on a porch. The three women in the back hold a large enamel bowl, a mixing bowl and spoon, and a grinder or sifter. In fro...
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Milking the Goats

Date: 1930
Description: A man has tied up a flock of goats and a woman is milking them. They are wearing indigenous clothing. The landscape is rocky with hills in the background. ...
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Snow Covered Street Scene

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene of snow-covered Jackson Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin.
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Thompson Tent Show

Date: 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of the Thompson Tent Show. Two tents, a tall wagon, an automobile and a truck are set up in a field or park with houses and trees in ...

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