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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Aerial view of town, with several large buildings along railroad tracks in the foreground, and fields and trees in the distance. Pedestrians are walking al...
Postcard

Mineral Springs

Date: 1910
Description: View from road toward Mineral Springs. There is a board sidewalk in the foreground. Caption reads: "Mineral Sprints, Green Bay, Wis."
Postcard

Pavilion and Walkway

Date: 1910
Description: Walkway on the bluff leading down to a pavilion on the shoreline. Houses are in the background. Caption reads: "Pavilion at Bendersville, near Green Bay, W...
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Midland Beach

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background.
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Playland Beach and Boardwalk

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be...
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The Breakers Hotel, from Garden Pier

Date: 1916
Description: View of the Breakers Hotel taken from the Garden Pier. A pavilion and rows of wooden benches are to the left and a sign advertises "Luigi Valeno's Band." T...
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The Boardwalk

Date: 1915
Description: View along boardwalk, with people sitting, and other people walking. Buildings are along the left, and on the right is a lifeguard tower that looks down o...
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Bathing Scene at Tenth Street

Date: 1915
Description: People crowd the boardwalk at Tenth Street, entering and exiting the shops at left. On the right people are sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sur...
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The Beach Health Class

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men, women and children standing in long rows along the beach, with fingers touching their shoulders, caught in the middle of an exercise ...
Postcard

James G. Dunn Grocery

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the James G. Dunn Grocery, with William John Dunn standing on the left and Maggie (O'Hare) Dunn on the right.

Handwritten on the...

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Stonefield Village

Date: 1970
Description: A crowd is standing on the boardwalk in front of a building at Stonefield Village, a Wisconsin Historical Society site.
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Boardwalk and Birch-lined Steps to the Main Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: Boardwalk leading to wood steps lined with young birch trees that leads uphill to the main lodge side door. Grasses, shrubs and evergreen trees grow on eit...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 11 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Schleisingerville, Wis." An unpaved street lined with businesses and homes. The sidewalks are both cement and wooden boa...
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Street Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Street Scene, Schleisingerville, Wis." Buildings run along both sides of an unpaved street. One side has sidewalks, the other, a boar...
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Buchholz Bros. Store

Date: 08 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Buchholz Bros. Store, Stetsonville, Wis". A group of men and a young boy pose on the porch of a brick General Store. A dog stands in ...
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Erickson and Evenson Company Store

Date: 10 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Erickson and Evenson Co. Store. Stetsonville, Wis." Four men and a boy on a tricycle pose on the boardwalk in front of a General Stor...
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Leo Saik Store

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Leo Saik Store, Stockton, Wis." Two men and three children pose on the elevated boardwalk in front of a two-story building with a fla...
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Bird's-Eye View of Tigerton

Date: 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Birdseye View, Tigerton, Wis." View of the town with railroad tracks and unpaved streets. Many streets have sidewalks or boardwalks, ...
Postcard

Street Scene in Tigerton

Date: 01 18 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Tigerton, Wis." Pedestrians are on the sidewalks, boardwalks and in the unpaved street of the town. Storefronts and businesses line t...
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Hotel Maple

Date: 08 13 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Maple, Weyerhauser [sic], Wis." A three story, clapboard building containing a hotel, restaurant and Post Office. Two girls are...

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