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Douglas County Historical Museum

Date: 1940
Description: A spinning wheel, chair, and other kitchen objects in the corner of a room. Caption reads: "Corner of Pioneer Kitchen, Douglas County Historical Museum, Su...
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Douglas County Historical Museum

Date: 1940
Description: Dipslay of Sioux Indian Relics. Caption reads: "Barry Room, Sioux Indian Relics, Douglas County Historical Museum, Superior, Wis."
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Monroe County Courthouse

Date: 1940
Description: View across lawn with trees toward the courthouse. Caption reads: "Court House, Sparta, Wis."
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Poplar Tourist Cabins

Date: 1940
Description: Automobiles parked outside the Poplar Tourist Court.
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Cistercian Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: Sanctuary of Cistercian Monastery. Two men are kneeling down before the altar. Caption reads: "Sanctuary of the Cistercian Monastery, Okauchee, Wis."
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Cistercian Monastery

Date: 1940
Description: View across snow-covered ground towards the buildings of the Cistercian Monastery. Caption reads: "Cistercian Monastery, Okauchee, Wis."
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Aerial View of Mount Mary College

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the college. Several buildings make up the college, surrounded by paths, roads, fields and trees. Caption reads: "Mount Mary College."
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Postcard of Downtown Detroit

Date: 1940
Description: Postcard with retouched photomechanical reproduction, printed in color, of an elevated view of the Campus Martius and surrounding buildings in downtown. Ca...
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Statues in Park

Date: 1940
Description: Two views of two small statues on the grounds of the Holy Ghost Church. The bases on which these statues stand are encrusted with shells, bits of glass, sm...
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Bridge Street

Date: 1940
Description: Looking north on Bridge Street from Spring Street intersection. In foreground, left, is a bank. In foreground, right, is a restaurant with a neon sign that...
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The Lawn at Black Point

Date: 1940
Description: A row of maple trees lines the brick walkway along the main house at Black Point. There are benches on the lawn; Geneva Lake is in the background. A gable ...
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St. Paul's University Chapel

Date: 1940
Description: View from State Street looking towards the front of St. Paul's University Chapel, 723 State Street. Fitch Court runs along the left side of the building to...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Park Hotel, Richland Center, Wis." A large brick hotel is located at the intersection of two city streets. The hotel is three stories...
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The Dam, on the Apple River

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of a dam, bridge over the river and part of the town with many trees. Caption reads: "The Dam, on the Apple River - Somerset, Wis."
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Billings Park

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surro...
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Waterloo Canning Association

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Canning Co. Assn. Waterloo, Wis." Buildings, wagons and automobiles surround a canning factory. Founded in 1900, it was later purchas...
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Harper Lake Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Harper Lake Resort, Westboro, Wis." Swimming dock with a ladder leading up to a diving platrom on Harper Lake. A rowboat is moored to...
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Trout Ponds at the State Hatchery

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Trout Ponds at the State Hatchery, Wild Rose, Wis." View across ponds lined with trees. In the background on the right are a man and ...
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Hilltop Cabin

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Hilltop, Meinel's Resort, Winchester, Wisconsin." A stamp on the reverse reads: "Timberlane Lodge, 'Formerly Meinel's Resort,' Winche...
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Post Office and Store

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Post Office and Store, Winnebago, Wis." A corner store and post office with three gas pumps, surrounded by trees. A man leans on his ...

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