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Blockhouse Mine

Date: 1940
Description: Blockhouse lead mine with cows grazing.
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American Baptist Assembly Pool

Date: 1940
Description: View towards swimming pool towards people relaxing and sitting around the pool near the lake at the Baptist Assembly Grounds. Caption reads: "The Pool Nort...
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Turner Hall

Date: 1940
Description: Turner Hall, a Swiss social center in Monroe. Caption reads: "Turner Hall, Monroe, Wis."
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1940
Description: Fort Crawford. Hospital after restoration.
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The Cumberland Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of The Cumberland Hotel. The hotel opened in March of 1891 and was demolished in 1965.
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High School Gymnasium

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view from street intersection of the High School gymnasium. Caption reads: "High School Gymnasium, Darlington, Wis."
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Northport Pier in Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background.
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Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
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Along the Shore at Northport, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view along the shoreline of Lake Michigan at Northport.
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Crowd at the Pier, Regatta Day

Date: 1940
Description: View of a crowd gathered along a pier for Regatta Day. Boats are docked alongside the pier on the left.
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Motor Boating

Date: 1940
Description: A motor boat carrying three people is leaving a small wake in the calm waters of Crawling Stone Lake as it heads toward an island. There is a worn wooden p...
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Menges Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view of trees shading the lawn at Menges Resort on Lake Puckaway. There is a two-story wood frame building with a screened porch acro...
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Fox River Locks

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline looking downstream at the Fox River locks, with a bridge behind it. A boat is tied along the shoreline just below...
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Fox River Dam

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline looking down towards a woman wearing a hat who is sitting and fishing from one of four rowboats tied up at the sh...
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Cottage Scene, Eagle Crest Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on...
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Returning to Camp

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view of young men and boys paddling canoes toward the shore of Boulder Lake. A canoe on the left bears the YMCA insignia. Other yout...
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Library

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Library-Richland Center-Wis." Exterior view of a Carnegie Library built in 1905. The brick and stone building has large windows with ...
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Birdeye Business Center

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye, Business Center, Richland Center, Wis." An aerial view, looking north, of the town situated between tree covered hills. The...
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Beautiful Clam Lake from Camp Northland

Date: 1940
Description: Caption reads: "Beautiful Clam Lake From Camp Northland, Siren, Wis." Two people are in a rowboat and two more are fishing at the end of the pier. Four mor...
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Kellstrom's Dock

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene at Kellstrom's Dock, Sister Bay, Wis." View of Sister Bay from a boathouse and dock, the sign reads: "Kellstrom's Fishing Trips...

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