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De Pere, Wisconsin, Home of Miss America

Date: 1973
Description: View towards the shoreline of a river, with three boys sitting on the bank in the foreground. There is a building among trees on the opposite shoreline. An...
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Fox River Dam

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline looking down towards a woman wearing a hat who is sitting and fishing from one of four rowboats tied up at the sh...
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National Ski Tournament

Date: 1910
Description: View from the bottom of a ski jump in Eau Claire, the host of a national ski tournament. Several people are standing along the sides of the landing area wh...
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Wisconsin Hunting Scene

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Description: Nine deer hunters are posing with their rifles, and with nine killed deer and one small animal (possibly a rabbit) hanging from a buck pole behind them. Th...
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A Yuletide Greeting

Date: 1910
Description: A Christmas greeting postcard with an illustration of a winter scene of a woman standing in the snow near a bridge, framed by a wreath of holly and berries...
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Logging Scene

Date: 1903
Description: Group of people standing around a tall stack of logs chained together on a sled. People are in a horse-drawn sled on the right. Caption reads: "Logging Sce...
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F.R. Foster

Date: 1908
Description: A man is posing with his rifle and two killed deer hanging from a beam in a tree. In the background is a large house. Caption reads: "F.R. Foster and the t...
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A New Year Wish

Date: 1915
Description: Holiday greeting card with a child standing in the snow and holding ornaments to put on a tree outdoors. There is also a house and another tree in the back...
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Badger Hotel and War Memorial

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Description: View from street towards a park with a cannon, a flagpole, lampposts and an arch. Two men are standing on the curved walk of the park. In the background is...
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State Board of Health and Vital Statistics

Date: 1908
Description: Seven people are posing together. The women are wearing coats and dresses, and the man in the center is wearing a coat and necktie. The postcard was addres...
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Dedication of New Main Street

Date: 10 20 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the parade for the dedication of the new Main Street. W.A. Holt is driving his automobile, which is decorated with garlands, in t...
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Blanket Toss — Eskimo Style

Date: 07 21 1973
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of people bundled up in colorful coats, standing in a snowy landscape. They are all holding one blanket and looking up to...
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The Rex Bar

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Description: People are sitting on stools along the bar, with bartenders behind serving drinks. Signs above the bar read: "Cocktails" and "Liquors." There is a jukebox ...
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Group Portrait of Men Posing Outdoors

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Description: A group of men are posing outdoors. The man sitting in the center wearing goggles on his head is Jack Vilas, an air pilot (and forest fire spotter). A man ...
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Four Scenes on Postcard

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Description: Four scenes of Trout Lake. The top left shows a man surveying on the shoreline of a lake. Handwritten text reads: "PA. MacDonald, Trout Lake 1910." The top...
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Group of Men Among Cut Trees

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Description: View towards a group of men who appear to be clearing trees. There is a road directly behind them.
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Get Together

Date: 03 23 1916
Description: Group portrait of men standing outdoors in the snow. Trees are in the background.
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Six Men with Dead Deer

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Description: Handwritten on front: "A 4 hour Hunt." Handwritten on back: "4th man from left believed to be Teynor or Rural PD-C," and "An Art Roth Photo P.D.-C." The me...
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Railroad Workers

Date: 1910
Description: View of railroad workers posing for a group portrait on the rails. Three men are standing on a handcar. They all are holding the implements they use in the...
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Trolley Wreck

Date: 12 22 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "Trolley Wreck at Reedsville, Dec. 22, 1906." A streetcar has rolled onto its side, off of the tracks. Several people are looking at t...

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