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To My Valentine

Date: 1912
Description: Valentine's Day postcard with a large red heart with two white doves and Cupids on either side. The heart is surrounded by blue Forget Me Nots. The backgro...
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Paul A. Seifert

Date: 06 1908
Description: Paul A. Seifert, and unidentified woman seated indoors. He lived in Richland Center, now known as Gotham, Wisconsin. He was a taxidermist and curio collect...
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Old Abe Perched on a Log

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Description: Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched on a log with the background of a rural Wisconsin valley. Captio...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with two birds perched on an ice coated horseshoe hanging on a snow-covered tree branch. Several houses and hills are visible in the backg...
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Scene at Arcadia

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Description: A man is watching deer eating grass. There is also a turkey on the right. Caption reads: "Scene at Arcadia, Wis."
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Prairie Chickens

Date: 1913
Description: A quarry of dead prairie chickens, hunting dogs, horses and buggies in tall grass. Caption reads: "Prairie Chickens, Hawkins, Wis."
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Rohrbacher's Resort, Crawling Stone Lake

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Description: Interior view of a room in a log cabin resort. Planters and bird cages are in front of the windows. Caption reads: "Rohrbacher's Resort, Crawling Stone Lak...
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Merry Christmas and Bright New Year

Date: 12 31 1908
Description: Christmas and New Years postcard with a Bluebird and holly on a metallic gold background. The text: "To Wish you a merry Christmas and a bright New Year" i...
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Greetings from Prairie Du Sac

Date: 1910
Description: Handwriting on front reads: "Greetings from Prairie Du Sac, Wis." and "Merry Christmas". A scene of a man on the shoreline of a river with a small boat. Sw...
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Pine River

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Pine River." A river scene with a boat tied up to a birch tree on the left. Trees are on the shoreline. There are either two birds st...
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Rock Ledge

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "'Rock Ledge' Wisconsin's most picturesque gift shop located on the historical site at the Falls of the Sheboygan River, Sheboygan F...

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