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Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort on the shores of Lake Michigan, with crowds of individuals walking up the numerous paths that lead to the resor...
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Lake Park Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: Path along Lake Michigan beach. Below are people walking along the shoreline. Further down the path is a small group of people. Pilings are in the water in...
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Lakeshore Path at Park Street

Date: 04 20 1927
Description: The Lakeshore path at the foot of Park Street and Lake Mendota (right), from the west terrace of Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison camp...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ...
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Rustic Bridge and Pleasure Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a wooden bridge over the Brule River flowing through the forest. A person is on the far side of the bridge. Caption reads: "Brule Riv...
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City Park

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Description: A pathway through a park. There is a playground on the right, and a boy is nearby on what appears to be a shoreline. A pavilion is beyond trees on the left...
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The Best Fishing Grounds in Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: View down dirt road along the shoreline of Crystal Lake. A man and a child stand under a tree's shade, near a pier where a man is seated on the dock. There...
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Group at Shoreline of Lake Geneva

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Description: View along shoreline towards a group of people sitting on a large rock at the shoreline of the lake. Trees and plants are along a trail on the right. The f...
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Young Women on Path Near River

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Description: Two young women are standing on a path near a river or canal, and the shoreline is lined thickly on both sides with lily pads. One of the woman is holding ...
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Lake Mendota from Tenney Park

Date: 1902
Description: A view across Lake Mendota from Tenney Park. A group of four children are on the near shoreline. A group of adults are standing and sitting in the midgroun...
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John Schuch's Donges Bay Resort

Date: 08 05 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "John Schuch's Donges Bay Resort." A man stands on a trail, gazing over shrubs at a bay on Lake Michigan. The shoreline is surrounded ...
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Hog's Back

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Hog's Back, Tomahawk, Wis." The Hog's Back is a tree covered peninsula on Lake Mohawksin, also the former name of Bradley Park. A man...

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