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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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Alta Belle Franklin

Date: 1918
Description: Alta Belle Franklin standing on the boardwalk outside of her father, Jerome Francis Franklin Jr.'s, Drug Store. She is wearing a dress, coat and hat. Text ...
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Two Marys on Birch-lined Path

Date: 1926
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs and her daughter Mary are standing on a snowy birch-lined boardwalk on the shore of Lake Namakagon at Forest Lodge. Mother Mary is w...
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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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Main Street

Date: 07 02 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Shawano, Wis." Slightly elevated view of a parade featuring an ornate circus wagon which is pulled by eight horses. The ...
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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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Street Scene in Tipler

Date: 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "Tipler, Wis." Many clapboard homes line an unpaved street with boardwalks in a residential neighborhood. Children are sitting on a ro...
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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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