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| Description: | Color image of City Hall with a welcome sign on the front of the building. The Henry Bergh monument fountain is in front, and a trolley is on the left si... |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of cabins in front of a bluff, perhaps Castle Rock. A larger building is visible to the right. Text on bottom reads: "Castle Rock ... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the exterior view of a motel. A neon sign over the main building. A gas pump is in the drive. Caption reads: "Devi-Dells Cabins,... |
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| Description: | View down center of Rittenhouse Avenue with Lake Superior in the distance. The street is lined with businesses, sidewalks and lampposts. |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view down a street (Rittenhouse Avenue) to Lake Superior. The street is lined with businesses and parked cars. Caption reads: "Street Sc... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view down Main Street, with Lake Superior in the distance. There is a cafe on the left and bars on the right. Cars are parked along t... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view from street of the Hotel Rogers on a street corner. Text on front reads: "Hotel Rogers, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin." |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of Ludington Street at an intersection, with automobiles and local businesses. Caption reads: "Ludington St., Columbus, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Hotel Eau Claire and its three-story tall electric sign. The hotel is on a corner, and cars are parked along the curbs, and pedestrian... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View down center of Walworth Street with the Sprague Theater on the left. A hotel is on the lower right. Automobiles are parked all along the street. Capti... |
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| Description: | View of Main Street with the Retlaw Theater on the right. Automobiles and street car tracks are in the center of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, l... |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard of the Hotel Blackhawk, a large brick building on a corner in the downtown area. Automobiles and buses are at the int... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of the Main Street Bridge with a large electric sign "Welcome to the Fort" on the left. Pedestrians are walking on the bridge. Caption reads: "Main St... |
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| Description: | View down center of a city street, which is lined with bars, restaurants and other businesses. Automobiles are parked at an angle at the curbs. Caption rea... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view down center of street towards a commercial district. There are car dealerships, gas stations and other businesses, with automobi... |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Friendship Hotel, including a tavern and cafe. Automobiles are parked in front. There are Coca-Cola signs under the front wi... |
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| Description: | Color illustration of the Beaumont Hotel. Automobiles are parked at the curb and a traffic light is at the corner. Caption reads: "Beaumont Hotel, Green Ba... |
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| Description: | Ektochrome postcard of a roadside motel, with white fencing along the entrance. There is a phone booth at the edge of the parking lot. Caption reads: "Pack... |
| Date: | 03 09 1918 |
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| Description: | View of a city sidewalk after a snow storm, with tall piles of snow along the curb. Men are walking along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Green Bay's Worst S... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of Washington Street at an intersection. Commercial buildings are on both sides of the street, with automobiles parked along the cu... |
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