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Bird's-Eye View of the Fox River Valley and Lake Winnebago

Date: 1908
Description: Illustrated postcard of Lake Winnebago and the surrounding communities. Text on front reads: "Looking northwest from the east shore of Lake Winnebago showi...
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Maple St. Looking East

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved town street. Businesses include a dentists' office, Lathrop's, Joeckel Bros., and Hatch Drugs on the left. There is a park on the right, ...
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1908
Description: The Soldiers' Monument, first erected in the United States to the memory of the Union Soldiers. In the center on a lawn is a tall marble column with Old Ab...
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Hillside Cemetery

Date: 1908
Description: View of the entrance gate and stone columns for a road to a cemetery. Caption reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Lancaster, Wis."
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North School

Date: 1908
Description: View towards the corner of a brick school building with distinctive arched windows on both sides. Caption reads: "North School, Lancaster, Wis."
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Company Boarding House

Date: 1908
Description: View of a large boarding house. Two people are standing on the porch, and a woman is sitting and looking out of the sill of a second-story window. Caption ...
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A Busy Day

Date: 1908
Description: A man is standing in the street drinking from a jug, and a woman sitting in a wagon is watching him. Horses and wagons are behind him. Caption reads: "A Bu...
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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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Business District, Lime Ridge

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved road going through a settlement. A meat market with a public telephone is on the left, with a group of people gathered on the sidewalk in...
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Wolfrum's Resort, Little Cedar Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View across lake towards three guest cabins under trees on the shoreline near a pier. The main building is on the hill behind. Caption reads: "Wolfrum's Re...
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Livingston, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: View of the unpaved main street going through Livingston. Several men are standing on the sidewalk at the corner on the right. Caption reads: "Livingston, ...
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Interior of Catholic Church

Date: 1908
Description: View down aisle towards the altar of a Catholic Church. A statue of Mary is on the left, and one of Jesus is on the right. Caption reads: "Interior, Cathol...
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F.R. Foster

Date: 1908
Description: A man is posing with his rifle and two killed deer hanging from a beam in a tree. In the background is a large house. Caption reads: "F.R. Foster and the t...
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Water Tower

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the water tower near the corner of Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue. Horse-drawn vehicles are in the street, and pedestr...
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Madison, Wis. and the Four Lakes Region

Date: 1908
Description: Bird's-eye view showing Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Waubesa, Lake Wingra and Lake Kegonsa. Madison has only the isthmus developed, and there are settle...
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West Washington Avenue from Capitol Park

Date: 1908
Description: View towards the corner of West Washington Avenue and Carroll Street. Church buildings are on the right. Caption reads: "West Washington Avenue from Capito...
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The Drive at Maiden Rock

Date: 1908
Description: A view of two roads. The road on the left is heading downhill and has a sidewalk along it on the left and buildings in the distance. The other road is wind...
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Bird's-Eye View of Manitowoc

Date: 1908
Description: Birds-eye view of central Manitowoc. The plant of the William Rahr Sons' Company has an arrow pointing to it. The Manitowoc County Courthouse on the right ...
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Orphan Asylum

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of the orphan asylum. There are a number of crosses on the roof. Caption reads: "Orphan Asylum, Manitowoc, Wis."
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Harbor Scene in the 80s

Date: 1908
Description: Scene of sailing vessels in the harbor near the mouth of the river. Three men are standing in silhouette on a bridge in the foreground.

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