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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City, Wis.

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Sauk City.
Magazine or Periodical

The Woods on Fire

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Description: Illustration of a man driving a horse-drawn wagon out of burning woodland.
Postcard

Dells Paper Mill and Dam

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Description: View of the mill and the dam, and the river. The area around the mill is heavily forested. Caption reads: "Dells Paper Mill and Dam, Eau Claire, Wis."
Photograph

American Baptist Assembly Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view of American Baptist Assembly Grounds from Judson Tower. Below near the tree-covered shoreline are buildings, a recreation area, and a harbor ...
Postcard

Aeroplane View of Chain O' Lakes

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial view of some of the 26 lakes known collectively as the Chain O' Lakes. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Chain O'Lakes, Waupaca, Wis."
Postcard

Branch Street

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of North Branch Street. Caption reads: "North Branch Street, Wabeno, Wis."
Book or Pamphlet

Playground of Wisconsin's Northwoods Pamphlet

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of a Wisconsin tourism pamphlet for the 1932 season.
Postcard

Saint Clara Academy

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Saint Clara Academy, formerly known as Saint Clara College. Caption reads: "Saint Clara College — Sinsinawa, Wisconsin".
Map or Atlas

Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: A color, pictorial map. Scale: 10 miles to the inch. Shows state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monuments and memorials, nation...
Photograph

Logging Camp

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of a logging camp on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The three buildings are surrounded by forest.
Postcard

Entrance to Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1946
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage fill the scene and it appears to be autumn. Stone pillars are on either si...
Postcard

Along the Old Indian Trails

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a hiking trail winding through the forest. Some trees are showing autumn color. Caption reads: "Brule River State Park, Wisconsin. Al...
Postcard

The Lower Falls

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Lower Falls on the Brule River flowing through the forest. Some trees are showing autumn color. Caption reads: "Brule River ...
Postcard

Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
Postcard

The Ford Bridge Across Willow River

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Description: Black and white postcard view of the wooden Ford Bridge. Trees on a hill are on the far shoreline. Caption reads: "The Ford Bridge Across Willow River, Bur...
Postcard

The Home of an Early Landglade County Settler

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Description: Two-story log cabin and shed in a forest. The building was used by early settlers in Langlade County near Antigo. Caption reads: "The Home of an Early Land...
Postcard

Kennedy Lake

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Description: Color view from hill toward a lone boater on Kennedy Lake. Caption reads: "Kennedy Lake, Antigo, Wis."
Postcard

Chalet at Mt. Telemark

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of the Chalet at Mt. Telemark and surrounding area, and many skiers and several ski lifts.
Postcard

Vacation Paradise

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Description: Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the...
Postcard

Tyler Falls

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Description: View of water streaming down the rock and tree-lined Tyler Falls. A white walk bridge is in the background.

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