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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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C.M. & St. P. Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: View from water of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge. Probably over a stretch of Kawaguasaga Lake. There is a stairway leading to the wate...
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View of Alma, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view over the Mississippi River showing of the town of Alma. Bluffs are behind the town. In the foreground, two men wearing hats are ...
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Greetings — Woodley's Country

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Description: Color photographic postcard of three people navigating a red canoe through yellow water lilies in Woodley's Dam near Highway 8 and 46, north of Amery. Capt...
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Picturesque Camp Site

Date: 1969
Description: Elevated view of a tent and canoe in the woods by a lake.
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Bear Lake — Haugen, Wis.

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Description: Two views of Bear Lake. The top is a daylight view with some fall color. The one below is at sunset, with two people in a canoe on the lake. Caption reads:...
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Lone Rock

Date: 1888
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline of the rock formation in the Dells of the Wisconsin River. A man is paddling a canoe in the foreground. Printed o...
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"The Narrows" Trout Lake

Date: 08 05 1916
Description: View across water of The Narrows in Trout Lake. There are people in a canoe out on the lake. Caption reads: "'The Narrows' Trout Lake, Wood Cliff, Wis."
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Pecatonica River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking up the Pecatonica River. Caption reads: "Pecatonica River, Darlington, Wis."
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View of "The Hemlock"

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn towards main lodge and cabins at the Hemlock Resort on the east shore of Catfish Lake, STH 70, east of Eagle River. Caption reads: "View o...
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Gonring's Resort

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Description: View across lake towards the Gonring's Resort from Cedar Lake. Along the shoreline are two buildings, a parking lot and a boat landing. Caption reads: "Gon...
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Willow Point, Delavan Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View through trees towards Willow Point at Delavan Lake. Caption reads: "Willow Point, Delavan Lake, Wis."
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Assembly Grounds

Date: 1914
Description: Hand-colored view towards shoreline of the Assembly Grounds along Delavan Lake. Row boats and canoes are pulled up on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Assemb...
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The First Northern Voyageurs

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Description: Color reproduction of a metal sculpture of two explorers standing near upended canoe. Text on reverse reads: "The First Northern Voyageurs Sculpture b...
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Muskie

Date: 1920
Description: An unidentified man wearing waders and a cap is posing on a rocky shore holding up a large muskie. There is a wooden canoe in the shallow water behind him.
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Seven Pines Boat House

Date: 01 20 1916
Description: Exterior view of a boathouse, with a canoe on the water nearby. There are two bridges, and abuilding is on hill in the background on the left. Caption read...
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Scene at Devil's Lake

Date: 1935
Description: The bluffs and lake appear hazy beyond an unpaved road and simple wooden bridge at Devil's Lake State Park. A man or boy at the shoreline can be seen throu...
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Edwards' Park Landing

Date: 1909
Description: View down a dock with two boats on either side. A man is standing on the one on the left. There is a boathouse on the lakeshore, with several canoes and ro...
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Cottage Scene, Eagle Crest Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on...
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Seven Pines

Date: 07 13 1918
Description: View of Seven Pines Lodge, a north woods resort. A log structure is on a hill, and a stream is at the bottom of the steps. Caption reads: "'Seven Pines' Le...

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