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View of Conrath

Date: 1909
Description: View across the railroad tracks towards downtown area, including The Faast Land Company and General Merchandise store, as well as a sign for the Faast Land...
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Flood at Black River Falls

Date: 10 06 1911
Description: View of Monsos Brothers Grocery & Crockery after most of the building was washed away by the flooding Black River. High, rushing water can be seen on the r...
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North Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photograph looking across unpaved North Main Street towards commercial buildings. Two horse-drawn carriages and one horse-drawn freight wag...
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Hotel Lake View

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the Hotel Lake View at Dartford. It was built in 1891 by Henry Oelke and located at the corner of Hill and Gold Streets. It is no ...
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Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
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Lunch Stand at Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of a lunch stand advertising buttered popcorn, ice cream cones and cigars. Groups of men, women and children are...
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Street Scene

Date: 1908
Description: View of a street with a lumber office and a church on the left, and dwellings on the right. A man and a dog are on the sidewalk. A tree-covered hill is in ...
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Main Street

Date: 1948
Description: View of Main Street lined with commercial buildings. Automobiles are parked at the curb and street lamps are at the corners. Caption reads: "Main Street, J...
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The New Kenosha Theatre

Date: 1927
Description: Illustration of the New Kenosha Theatre. The marquee is advertising "Swim, Girl, Swim" with Bebe Daniels. An advertisement is painted on the left side of t...
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"Two Shows in One"

Date: 1908
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd standing in front of a stage set up in the middle of a city street, with a curtain advertising minstrel shows that reads:...
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Street Scene

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved street with a few wooden commercial buildings. The building in the center background has a group of people gathered in front, and along t...
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Agnes and Steve's Resort

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Agnes and Steve's Resort on Wheeler Flowage, Townsend, Wis." A bar with a sign on the roof that reads: "Agnes and Steve's Bar". Signs...
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Dairy Show

Date: 1940
Description: Text on reverse reads: "We invite you to attend Waukesha County Dairy Show. March 12-15, 1940. Sales Pavilion, Waukesha, Wis. Judging days, March 13-14. Fo...
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You Will Not Go Astray

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "But you will not go astray if you go to the 'Palm Garden. F.J. Gaetzman, Wausau, Wis." A photo postcard with two images. On the left ...
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Fairhaven

Date: 1960
Description: Text on front reads: "Fairhaven - Whitewater, Wisconsin. 'Where You Add Life to Your Years.'" On the reverse: "Fairhaven–Whitewater, Wisconsin–is being cre...
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Large Letter Postcard, Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Dells." A Large Letter Postcard with a background illustration of Stand Rock and a Native American in a canoe, with a Nativ...
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Greetings From Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings From Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." A Large Letter Postcard with a blue and orange background, each letter is filled with a s...
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Country Kitchen

Date: 07 15 1968
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Country Kitchen. Wisconsin's Most Unique. A Dinner or a Snack – Plenty of Parking. Location: Hwy. 13 Exit on I-90-94 at intersectio...

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