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Postcard

Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
Photograph

Old Mission Church

Date: 1905
Description: Old Mission church on Madeline Island.
Postcard

River Scene, Mayville, Wis.

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline towards a river with a dam in the distance. Caption reads: "River Scene, Mayville, Wis."
Photograph

Rocky Roost

Date: 1905
Description: Rocky Roost, the Lamp family cottage, located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota, decorated for a party. Shown from the left are Matilda Lamp Lueder...
Photograph

View Looking Toward Old Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1905
Description: View looking toward old Diamond Jo Warehouse, before the bridge was built. Caption reads: "Mississippi River and Prairie du Chien, Wis., from Iowa Side".
Map or Atlas

Ashland County Map

Date: 1905
Description: Map of Ashland County.
Photograph

Alfred Holt, Harriet Stroh, and Jeannette Holt Ready for Berrypicking

Date: 1905
Description: Three children, wearing sun hats, are holding empty berry containers. The girls are wearing knickers. On the right is the Island Lodge porch. From left to ...
Photograph

Building the Tennis Court

Date: 1905
Description: A group of five men are preparing the soil for the new tennis court. The men are using shovels, rakes, and wheelbarrows. On the right, children Alfred and ...
Photograph

Alfred Holt with a Pail of Berries

Date: 1905
Description: Looking at the camera, Alfred Holt, smiling, with a tooth missing, is holding a pail full of freshly-picked berries. Mrs. Annie McClure is standing behind ...
Photograph

Dr. McClure and Mr. Trowbridge Berrypicking

Date: 1905
Description: Dr. James McClure, on the left wearing a three-piece suit, and Mr. Trowbridge, on the right wearing a coat and bow tie, are holding pails of freshly-picked...
Photograph

W.H. Young Playing Tetherball

Date: 1905
Description: W.H. Young, holding a lawn tennis racquet, is playing tetherball against a man who has his back to the camera. A central wooden tetherball pole divides the...
Photograph

Ready for a Tramp

Date: 1905
Description: A portrait of four young women standing close together before going hiking. Judging by their body language, these young women appear to be pals. They all a...
Photograph

Fishing Party

Date: 1905
Description: Alfred Holt (center) is rowing the boat on Archibald Lake while Richard Rumsey (?) and James McClure are baiting hooks for fishing. The wild shoreline and ...

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