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Tall-tale Postcard: Riding a Pig

Date: 1916
Description: Two girls wearing white dresses ride a pig, sitting back-to-back. One girl holds the pig's tail and the other holds its ears. A boy pokes the pig's haunch ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Man Riding Sheep

Date: 1916
Description: An older man is riding a sheep on a dirt road. He has a small barrel, some sausage links, and a loaf of bread. The object in his right hand appears to be a...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Men Riding a Cow

Date: 1916
Description: Three men ride a dairy cow on a dirt road, while a fourth pulls at the cow's tail. Of the three men, one is holding a tennis racket, one is holding a golf ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Who Cares for an Auto

Date: 1916
Description: Three men ride a dairy cow on a dirt road, while a fourth pulls at the cow's tail. Of the three men, one is holding a tennis racket, one is holding a golf ...
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Studio Portrait of Young Woman

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a lace overlay, hair bow an...
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Studio Portrait of a Woman

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait of a young woman standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a string of pearls, and a d...
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Studio Portrait of Three Young Women

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. Two women are seated, the third woman is standing behind and has her hands on th...
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Horse-Drawn Logging Sled

Date: 1916
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a horse-drawn sled loaded with logs coming out of the woods. One or two men are driving the sled, and a man is wal...
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Main Street, Looking North

Date: 1916
Description: View of the central business district of Fairwater. Horses and wagons and automobiles in the street. A hardware store is on the left. Two men are on the ri...
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C. M. & St. P. Railway Station

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard view of a train on the tracks, several people on the platform, a boy standing with a bicycle, and a horse and carriage parked behind ...
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Wisconsin Cheese Factory

Date: 1916
Description: Interior view of a cheese factory, with two men posing. Caption on back reads in part: "Cooking the milk in copper-lined vats."
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Willow Dale at North End of Rock Lake

Date: 1916
Description: A row of three small cabins with screened-in porches. Groups of people are sitting in front of each cabin. Caption reads: "Willow Dale at North End of Rock...
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Fall River Cornet Band

Date: 1916
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a band posing on the lawn. There is a buildings with a porch in the background. The men are wearing uniforms and holding their mu...
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Dewey's Garage

Date: 1916
Description: View of an auto service garage with Model T's parked in front. A storefront on the left has a sign for "De Laval Cream Separators" above the awning. Captio...
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Landing at Esther Beach

Date: 1916
Description: View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac...
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Tent Street Evangelical Camp Grounds

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Tent St. Evangelical Camp Grounds, Lomira, Wis." A man is standing in a wooded area with rows of tents on the right and left. Two cam...
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Saint Ann's Catholic Church

Date: 1916
Description: Handwritten on reverse: "Saint Ann's Catholic Church, Saxon, Wis." Built in 1909, the church is still serving the needs of the community today. In recent y...
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New Auditorium

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "The New Auditorium, Seymour, Wis." The newly finished brick auditorium with construction debris still evident. A man and a women are ...

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