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| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A man is sitting and hunching over the body of a violin. Other violins are hanging up behind him. Caption reads: "Louis J. Ropson, farmer & violin maker of... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Business Section, Waukesha, Wis." A busy street scene with pedestrians, automobiles and buses. A railroad track runs down the ce... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Hilltop, Meinel's Resort, Winchester, Wisconsin." A stamp on the reverse reads: "Timberlane Lodge, 'Formerly Meinel's Resort,' Winche... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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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