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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View from stands of crowd gathered for the arrival of Charles Lindbergh and his famed airplane the "Spirit of St. Louis". |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Front of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American" for season. Gives rates for cruises on the "North American" or "South American" between Chicago, Il... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Inside of Tuesday luncheon menu for the "South American." Includes drawings of Niagara Falls, New York, Old Fort Mackinac Island, Michigan, Michigan Boulev... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | International Model S speed truck carrying reindeer and men dressed as clowns, Eskimos, and Santa Claus during a winter parade. A blanket on reindeer reads... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Russell Schuetze of Waukesha with his home built airplane, a single seat Irwin. Schuetze built the airplane (or perhaps some of the airplane) in his father... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Race winners John P. Wood and Archie Towell, both of Wausau, during the National Air Reliability Tour's stop in Wausau. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | "The Dells," a brochure issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to advertise the Wisconsin Dells, a destination only five hours fr... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Robert M., Jr., and Philip Fox La Follette on a fishing trip in northern Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | "Keep Cool with Coolidge in Wisconsin This Summer." A stamp presumably issued by the Outdoor Club of Wisconsin, to promote tourism in northern Wisconsin. I... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Three men posed on the "Madeline." This is a Canadian trip hosted by Henry Woods. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Children fishing and playing in the water at Vilas Park. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | An original lithograph promoting the S.S. Leviathan as the "World's Largest Ship." The poster depicts an elevated view of a large number of tourists... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Front yard landscaping of the residential home of A.R. Matthews, master farmer. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Playland picnic grove and beach, both crowded with people. A large ship, pavilions and outbuildings are in the background. Caption rea... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline toward a woman in a canoe holding a parasol as an accompanying man paddles through the water near a wooded shore at Playland. Other row... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Kiddyland at Playland. The area features miniature amusement park rides for smaller children, including a miniature Ferris wheel and a boa... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | A young man fishes on the rocky shore by the Old Mill. The Mill is three-stories high and features a cupola with a wind vane on top. |
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