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Labor Day at Bayfield

Date: 1912
Description: Boats and people at the Bayfield dock on Labor Day 1912. Boats include Thelma; Lusitania; which later became a U.S. Mail boat; Captain Angus'...
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Rodgers' Vin Fiz

Date: 1912
Description: Calbraith Perry Rodgers, with a cigar characteristically clenched in his jaw, was the first man to fly across the United States. He undertook this flight i...
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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View of the north shore of Delavan Lake with a lighthouse in the background. Also known as "Red Top" and "L.P. Sutter's." Caption reads: North Shore, Delav...
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Spooner Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View of Spooner Lake from Jones Cottages. Caption reads: "Spooner Lake from Jones Cottages Spooner, Wis."
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Palmyra Spring

Date: 1925
Description: Palmyra Spring, called variously "Blue Spring" and "Aurelian Spring". A group of people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "Aurelian Spring Palmyra ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: The Daddy of Them All

Date: 08 05 1922
Description: Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg...
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Tall-tale Postcard: I Landed Him Myself

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a woman reeling in a huge fish. The woman, wearing a skirt, is standing on a dock overlooking a lake. White text in the upper middle portio...
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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Tip Top Dance Pavillion

Date: 1945
Description: Photographic postcard of the Tip Top Dance Pavillion on Anderson Lake. The view from the lake shows several automobiles parked outside the pavillion. The s...
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Winter Scene at Port Washington

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Description: View of ice coated pier and lighthouse along the shore of Lake Michigan. Caption reads: "Winter Scene at Port Washington, Wis."
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Columbus Caravels in Manitowoc

Date: 09 06 1913
Description: Postcard view across water towards reproductions of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Niña, Pinta, and the Santa Maria docked at Manito...
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Along the Shore — Gordon's Lodge

Date: 1934
Description: Photographic postcard view along the rocky shoreline of Lake Michigan towards a long pier that jutts out behind the rocky point. Caption reads: "Along the ...
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View of Booth Fisheries Dock

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the fishery and its dock. Caption reads: "View of Booth Fisheries Dock."
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City Dock

Date: 1949
Description: Photographic postcard view of the City Dock on Lake Superior. There are four boats, and people and cars are on the dock. A sign in the foreground reads: "N...
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Cecil from Public Dock

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Description: Photographic postcard from the end of the public dock looking inland towards buildings on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Cecil from Public Dock."
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Camp Keewatin

Date: 10 24 1911
Description: Elevated view of the camp along a lake.
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Boat House: Wisconsin State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline towards the new boat house constructed of Norway pine logs at Trout Lake. It is part of the forest ranger complex. Caption reads: "Boa...
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Lake Cemelia, Clayton, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated black and white photographic postcard of Lake Cemelia, with boathouse and pier.
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A Steamship at the Warf at Christiansand

Date: 1908
Description: A postcard depicting a young man or teenager on a dock next to a steam ship.

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