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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the dam over the Trempealeau River at Independence. A steel bridge is above the dam. A child is standing anf fishing from the r... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Greetings from Island Lake, Wis." Handwritten at bottom: "A muskellunge — length 40 inches, weight 21 1/2 lbs." |
| Date: | 1971 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a fishing dock on Lake Michigan, which has a boat is on a boat lift. Another boat is pulled up on the shoreline. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | A group of boys are fishing on the river bank beside a dam. Buildings are on the far bank. Caption reads: "Fishing at Dam on Rock River, Jefferson, Wis." |
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| Description: | The non-mailing side of a wrap-around postcard cover. Glued inside is a folded series of two sided scenes of attractions in Central Wisconsin. Across the i... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | An unidentified man wearing waders and a cap is posing on a rocky shore holding up a large muskie. There is a wooden canoe in the shallow water behind him. |
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| Description: | Printed color postcard. In the center is a map of Wisconsin with towns, rivers and other attractions over a yellow background. Around the outside is a doub... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards an excursion boat at the end of a pier filled with tourists. A boy is fishing on the pier. Caption reads: "A Trip Around the La... |
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| Description: | Tall-tale postcard showing three men fishing off a pier, with two of the men holding fishing poles and two gigantic fish rising out of the water. A buildin... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| 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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| Description: | Real Photo Post Card of a group of fishermen taking a food and beverage break. Three men and two youth are lounging on the ground with bottles and sandwich... |
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| Description: | Postcard with drawing of a fish leaping from the water, and text that reads: "He ariseth early and disturbeth the whole household. He maketh mighty prepara... |
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| Description: | View of Silver Lake Resort (from the lake). Several people are in rowboats, and some of the people have fishing poles. Cottages are among the trees in the ... |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Two Days Catch of Muskellunge in Plum Lake, Sayner, Wisconsin." Group portrait of five men standing, and one man crouched near a tree behin... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Racine, Wisconsin in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main... |
| Date: | 08 08 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Boat Livery, Rice Lake, Wis." A boathouse with "Boat Livery" painted on it has many rowboats tied up to the moorings. A group of four... |
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| Description: | Friendship postcard with a summer scene of a man in a rowboat, moored to a post, fishing. Trees are on a rise in the background and foliage is growing in t... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Beautiful Clam Lake From Camp Northland, Siren, Wis." Two people are in a rowboat and two more are fishing at the end of the pier. Four mor... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Clam Lake From Camp Northland, Siren, Wis." Four people are in a rowboat and two more are fishing at the end of the pier. Several more rowb... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Scene at Kellstrom's Dock, Sister Bay, Wis." View of Sister Bay from a boathouse and dock, the sign reads: "Kellstrom's Fishing Trips... |
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