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St. Mary's Sanitarium

Date: 1911
Description: Caption reads: "St. Mary's Spring Sanitarium, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Tall-tale Postcard: Musk Melons

Date: 1911
Description: A man and a boy use dollies to haul giant musk melons near a train. In red text on the upper center portion is the inscription, "How we do things at Bald K...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Peaches

Date: 1911
Description: Three young boys gather around a wheelbarrow filled with giant peaches. One of the boys is holding a peach that has been broken open, exposing its pit. Two...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Background with Men on Ramp

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard. Two men walk up a ramp leading into a railroad car. Both men are pushing large i...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Will It Go In (without Vegetables)

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Will It Go In." Two men stand over an open cellar door, with their hands...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Will It Go In (with Vegetables)

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of two men standing over an open cellar door, attempting to push a giant root vegetable into it. Two women with brooms are holding a baby by t...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (without Melons)

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Melon Party." Four girls wearing bows and dresses are holding an object...
Photograph

Tall-tale Postcard: Melon Party (with Melons)

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of children with giant watermelons. Four girls wearing dresses and bows hold a giant slice of melon across them as they all bite into it. Two ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Just Plums

Date: 1911
Description: Two boys haul four giant plums using a small wagon pulled by two white goats. One boy is holding the reins. The boys are wearing jackets and caps. The back...
Map or Atlas

Map of Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin : Showing Rural Delivery Service

Date: 1911
Description: Shows roads, railroads, post offices, schools, houses, churches, routes, and collection boxes. Includes distant chart and explanation. "Price 35 cents"--...
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Driving Along Mill Pond

Date: 1911
Description: View of an automobile driving down a road bordering a pond on the left. On the right is fencing and a wooden gate and a hill. Caption reads: "Driving Along...
Map or Atlas

Soil Map, Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County Sheet

Date: 1911
Description: This map shows soil types, lakes, rivers, and railroads. A key of soil profiles and a legend of soil types is included. The bottom margin reads: "Soils su...
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1911
Description: The Masonic Temple established 1906. Caption reads: "Masonic Temple, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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North Fond du Lac; Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1911
Description: View of a residential street lined with houses. Caption reads: "North Fond du Lac, Wis., Wisconsin Ave."
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Scott Street Boat Landing

Date: 1911
Description: Color illustration of several small boathouses along an outlet of Lake Winnebago. A sailboat is moored in the foreground. Caption reads: "Scott Street Boat...

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