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La Pointe, Madeline Island, Lake Superior

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Description: Hand-colored view of a small community on the shore of Lake Superior.
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Aeroplane View of Lake Geneva

Date: 1929
Description: Aerial view of Lake Geneva (town) next to Lake Geneva (lake). Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Lake Geneva, Wis."
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Sister Bay, near Sturgeon Bay

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Description: Color postcard view towards the shoreline, with a pier and three boats moored to it. On the far right is a portion of what may be a boathouse. There are bu...
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Hotel Swoboda, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1919
Description: Color postcard showing a three-story building, which has several signs indicating it is the Hotel Swoboda. Three cars are parked outside the building, and ...
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Masonic Temple, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1928
Description: Color postcard showing a two-story brick building with a sign indicating it is a Masonic temple. A streetlight is in front of the building. At the bottom o...
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Martins Island, Wisconsin River

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Description: Colortone postcard of boats near the shore, and a building in the distance. Postcard was sent to Mr. William Kruschke of Burnett Jc., from Otto Young. Capt...
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Aeroplane View of State Capitol

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Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square from above King Street. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of State Capitol, Madison, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "Constructi...
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Airplane View of Madison and the State Capitol, Looking N.W.

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Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square facing Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Airplane View of Madison and the State Capitol, Looking N.W., Madison, Wis."
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High Street Looking North

Date: 07 27 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "High Street Looking North, Randolph, Wis." View looking north on an unpaved street lined with buildings. Several buildings have awnin...
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Natural Gateway, Rockridge

Date: 07 22 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "Natural Gateway, Rockridge, Near Richland Center, Wis." An automobile is driving on a dirt road between two large rock outcroppings. ...
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Bird's-eye View

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-eye View of Ripon, Wis." View from a tall building over the Public Square with buildings and dwellings of the town spreading o...
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The Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The Dam, Ripon, Wis." Water spills over the Ripon Dam, on Silver Creek, with the Ripon Pond in the background. Dwellings and a buildi...
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Ripon Knitting Works

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Ripon Knitting Works, Ripon, Wis." A large, brick, three-story building with windows to the basement in the foundation. It has an arc...
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Home of the Fourierites

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Home of the Fourierites, Ripon, Wis. Established May 27, 1844 by followers of Charles Fourier in Ceresco Valley, now a part of Ripon....
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Main Street

Date: 10 11 1948
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wis." Main street with a parking boulevard in the center, filled with automobiles. Several people are out a...
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View of Rockfield

Date: 08 12 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "View of Rockfield, Wis." Elevated view of a small town, with buildings, dwellings and a log cabin . Railroad tracks are in the lower ...
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North and West View of Fire Damage

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "North and West View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building...
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Bird's Eye View of Destruction

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Bird's Eye View of Destruction, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug. 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and ...
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South View of Fire Damage

Date: 08 01 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "South View, St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes, St. Francis, Wis. Aug. 1, 1907." A partially burned stone and brick building with pe...
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St. Mary's Institute

Date: 03 27 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "St. Mary's Institute, St. Francis, Wis." A Catholic School for Girls opened in 1904. It is a three-story building on an elevated foun...

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