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Bechstein's Bathing Establishment

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Description: Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa...
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View of the Rosenheimer Resort, at Large Cedar Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored view of Rosenheimer Resort from across Big Cedar Lake. The resort has a large main building with a wrap-around porch, and there is a dock and ...
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Wisconsin Postcard

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Description: Printed color postcard. In the center is a map of Wisconsin with towns, rivers and other attractions over a yellow background. Around the outside is a doub...
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View of Rosenheimer's Resort on Large Cedar Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a lakeside resort. The largest building has three stories, and below it is a small, sandy beach near a dock. Caption reads: "View...
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Brighton Beach

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Description: View along shoreline of a bathing beach with many people on and near a pier. There are rowboats in the water on the right. Caption reads: "Brighton Beach, ...
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Bathing Beach

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Rice Lake, Wis." Many adults and children are swimming and diving at the beach. There is a pier on the left and an ela...
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Municipal Bathing Beach

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Municipal Bathing Beach. Watertown, Wis." Slightly elevated view of a bathing beach on the Rock River. Many swimmers are in the water...

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