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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard showing of a view behind the wing of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Below are fields and in the distance are houses. The photogra... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View of sandstone cliffs on the shore of Green Lake. Caption reads: "Wave-worn Rocks at Sandstone, Green Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company factory, established 1914. Manufacturer of sterilized evaporated milk. The brick s... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Sepia-toned photographic postcard of a one-story library with stone foundation and a large gable over the entrance. Caption reads: "Public Library, Kilbour... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of tents at Camp Douglas. A few soldiers are among the tents. A large, rocky hill is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Birdseye... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Uniformed soldiers gathered at a counter laden with sandwiches and doughnuts. A woman in a Red Cross uniform at left pours coffee from a carafe. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View of a private residence, with a stream running through the lawn in the foreground. Caption reads: "Home of S. B. Chapin, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A sign outside a building reads "Slackers" and includes a list of names: David Englehardt of Browntown, and John Hoffmeister of Jords. The sign is credited... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of central Madison with the Capitol on the horizon. State Street is lined with trees. Caption reads: "City from University Campus, Madison, W... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, with marchers coming from the Capitol Square. The intersection of East Johnson and State Street is in ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, coming from the Capitol Square. Men in suits and overcoats walking down the street are carrying flags,... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a church with a bell tower in the corner, and large, stained-glass windows. Caption reads: "Baptist Church, Marinette, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the church in a residential neighborhood. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Marinette, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View of a road bridge crossing the Menominee River. There is a paper mill on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Hattie Street Bridge and M. & M. Paper... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a round barn, 150 ft. in diameter, 50 feet high, built in 1917. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the Home Economics building on a street corner. Caption reads: "Home Economics Building, Stout Institute, Menomonie, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Spellman Granite Works, Sauk City, Wisconsin" and "Manufacturing Plant." Two images, one above the other, an exterior and interior vi... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Hand-tinted photo postcard of two beautiful women, with their heads together, holding the receiver of a vintage telephone. They are wearing gowns and have ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Mr. Branum's Cottage, Lauderdale Lake, Wis." A dwelling with a large porch, surrounded by trees. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "New State Capitol, Madison, Wis." The Third State Capitol on the Capitol Square. Construction began in 1906 and was completed in 1917... |
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