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| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | View of "Hillside House" with a group of men, women and children gathered on the lawn under a tree. Caption reads: "Hill Side House, Chas. W. Pape Prop., F... |
| Date: | 09 1907 |
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| Description: | A group of men and boys are standing amid the wreckage of a train. |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a Washington Island ferry docked at Gills Rock, with an automobile in the hold and tourists on board. |
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| Description: | Color postcard view towards the Butternut House. A tour guide and touring group are standing on the front steps of the porch. Text on reverse reads: "Th... |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of a group of people standing near the smokehouse and water pump. Text on reverse reads: "Outside the summer kitchen stands the old ... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a street scene, with businesses on the left. A group of people are standing on the porch of the corner store. A man is standing near a hor... |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of a central business district, with an I.G.A. Grocery Store, a filling station, a Dodge car dealer, and a tavern. Automobiles are parked at the curb.... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a group of men and women, two children and a baby. Two of the women and two of the men are holding hymnals. The correspondence on ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View of Main Street with a general store in the center. An automobile and a horse-drawn vehicle in the street. People are gathered on the front stoop of th... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a general store. There is a group of people gathered on the porch. Caption reads: "John Mahlberg, General MDSE, Jericho, Wis.... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a central business location. A drugstore is on the left, and a post office is on the right. A horse and buggy and an automobi... |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Chateau Madeleine La Pointe, Wisconsin Summer and Fall Resort on Madeline Island (Apostle Islands) in Lake Superior. The Chateau's... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Large group of people gathered in a centrally located park, with a row of shops across the street. There is a gazebo under the trees on the right. Caption ... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | View across outlet towards the park by Rock Lake. People are picnicking, children are on a swing set, and women are walking along a path. There is a rustic... |
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| Description: | View across dirt road along a lake towards a group of people on the edge of the road looking at the lake. Automobiles are parked on the right along the cur... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across tracks towards a small railroad depot, with people gathered on the platform. A locomotive belching smoke is approaching the depot. |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of people swimming and standing in the lake. People are out in boats in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Bathing Beach, L... |
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| Description: | A streetcar pulled by two mules on a stretch of track. The driver and two children are on board. Text on reverse reads: "Madison Transportation. In 1885 Mr... |
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| Description: | View of the O. Torrison building on the north bank of the Manitowoc River. Caption reads: "O. Torrison Co., Manitowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 08 1909 |
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| Description: | A man is standing on a small ridge, surrounded by people sitting on the ground. He is holding an open book and speaking. Caption reads: "Reuben G. Thwaites... |
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