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Lawrence College Campus

Date: 1906
Description: View across street toward campus. Two men are standing on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Lawrence College Campus, Appleton, Wis."
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Lover's Leap

Date: 1906
Description: View of Lover's Leap with a group of people on the rocks near the shoreline under an overhang. Caption reads: "Lovers Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Main Street, looking east, people standing on sidewalk and horse-drawn carriages on street. Signs on one building read: "City Meat Market." Caption reads: ...
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Woman Aiming Gun

Date: 1906
Description: Woman in a dress and hat standing in a field and aiming a gun.
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Billie Burke Seated in a Chair

Date: 1906
Description: Johnston & Hoffmann publicity photograph of Billie Burke in a lacy dress with her hair piled on top of her head. Reproduced as a postcard by J. Beagles & C...
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1906
Description: Brass marching band in uniforms and spectators at a Memorial Day parade. The band and spectators stand in the road outside city shops and business, includi...
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Studio Portrait of a Young Woman

Date: 1906
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a dark dress, hair bow and shoes. A crucifix is hangin...
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Street Construction at J. Ohlenforst Bakery

Date: 1906
Description: Traffic to the J. Ohlenforst Bakery at 529 S. Sixth Street, in the Walker's Point neighborhood, is impeded by street construction. There are piles of grave...
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John Hahn Furniture Moving

Date: 1906
Description: John Hahn is leaning on a motorized moving van in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood of Walker's Point. At the steering wheel is a man, with another seated n...
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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1906
Description: Charles Richter, second from left, poses in front of a building at the top of the Montello granite quarry. His wife stands at the front of the group, weari...
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Methodist Church and Parsonage

Date: 1906
Description: A woman and girl stand on the sidewalk leading along the side of the Methodist church from the parsonage to the street. There is a man near the wood frame ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: The printed inscription identifies this scene, "Looking South on Main Street, Montello, Wis." A woman is standing on the sidewalk at left near a parked bug...
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Society Hill

Date: 1906
Description: Four large, wood frame houses are seen in this view looking west along Lake Avenue. A small brick house with front bay window is visible through the open p...
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Castle Rock near Fennimore

Date: 1906
Description: View of Castle Rock in the distance. In the foreground a woman is driving a horse-drawn carriage across a bridge. Caption reads: "Castle Rock near Fennimor...
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Feely's Pike Lake Resort

Date: 1906
Description: Postcard with the title: "Feely's Pike Lake Resort is the greatest place on earth for rest and relaxation." There is a photographic view of a man and woman...
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County Court House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the county courthouse, with a tower above the entrance. A man is standing in the left foreground. Caption reads: "County Court House, June...
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Trout Falls, La Crosse River

Date: 1906
Description: View of Trout Falls. On the left bank is a group of women. Caption reads: "Trout Falls, La Crosse River, La Crosse, Wis." Bottom right text reads: "Handcol...
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Woman in Skiff

Date: 1906
Description: An unidentified woman, wearing a hat and standing in a skiff is aiming a gun toward the shore of the mill pond (Montello Lake). The printed inscription on ...
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Hotel Glenwood, Lake Geneva, P.O. Fontana

Date: 1906
Description: Hand-colored postcard view down pier towards a lakeside hotel. Tourists are standing on the pier, and are also on the lawn. A sign at the shoreline framing...
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Ravenswood Park — Lake Kegonsa

Date: 1906
Description: View across lawn towards cabins at a lakeside park. People are gathered on the lawn under the trees. Caption reads: "Ravenswood Park -- Kegonsa."

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