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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Milkmaid with pail and cow. Text reads: "Milking Time, Good Friends in Wisconsin, Scenes along the country roads." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A spinning wheel, chair, and other kitchen objects in the corner of a room. Caption reads: "Corner of Pioneer Kitchen, Douglas County Historical Museum, Su... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | View of the dining room which shows tables set for a meal. Large picture windows have views of the lake and woods surrounding the resort, and above the win... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | A watercolor painting by Jens von Silver presented to the zoo by the Rennebohm Drug Stores. The painting shows a child reaching up to feed an elephant at t... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A small rabbit is posed in a fancy ironstone pitcher. On the reverse is written, "son of Mrs. Egg Rabbit." |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of two men, seated at a small table drinking. They are dressed in suits and each man is smoking a cigar. The man on the right is wearing a ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Man sitting on a box, leaning back against a wall, with his legs crossed. He is dressed in bib overalls and is smoking a pipe. He may be sitting in a kitch... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Trout Lake Forest Headquarters, the deer corral, with four fawns. Three of the fawns are eating from a trough, the third from a pail held by a man (partial... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Three men sitting on the ground next to a horse-drawn wagon are having lunch. Two of them have jugs; one is holding a cup. All three are wearing work cloth... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | An unidentified woman standing near a shed is feeding chickens and geese in the barnyard. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Two young women and a girl stand in a pasture with a cow and a calf. One of the women is holding a pail; the other a sprig of flowers. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Dining Room of the resort on Catfish Lake, east of Eagle River off of STH 70. The tables are set with white tablecloths and silverware settings. Establishe... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Dining Room at the Red Oaks Resort, with tables and chairs set for dining. The windows in the background look out at other buildings. Caption reads: "In Th... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Two views: one of a curved bar, and the other the restaurant with tables and a fireplace in the background. Caption reads: ",Crossroads, Elkhorn, Wis." ... |
| Date: | 1956 |
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| Description: | Three women in period clothes are having tea in the dining room. Text on reverse reads: "Dining Room, Butternut House, Old Wade House State Park, Greenb... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bock & Mohr Fur Farms, Inc. Rochester, Wisconsin. World's Largest and Most Beautiful Mink and Fitch Ranch. The Choicest of Furs and B... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Rock Springs Memorial Community Center, Auditorium, Dining Room, Snack Bar." A collage of 4 images of the Community Center. One exter... |
| Date: | 1964 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Lofty Pines Lodge. Big St. Germain Lake. St. Germain, Wisconsin. American and European Plan." Interior view of a lodge at a Norther... |
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