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Lover's Leap

Date: 1906
Description: View of Lover's Leap with a group of people on the rocks near the shoreline under an overhang. Caption reads: "Lovers Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Scene at Baileys Harbor

Date: 1921
Description: Photographic postcard view down a pine tree-lined road. On the road is a woman, a dog and a child posing together. Caption reads: "Scene at Baileys Harbor,...
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Northport Pier in Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background.
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Cherry Picking in Door County

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of workers picking cherries, some of them standing on ladders.
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Cherry Picking Scene, Door County

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized postcard view of tourists picking cherries.
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Group Portrait of People Standing on a Pier

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ...
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Washington Harbor Bluff, Washington Island

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Description: View along shoreline towards Washington Harbor Bluff. There are two men standing at the shoreline on the right.
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Table Rock from Daisy Fields at Garrett Bay

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Description: Colored postcard view near the extreme northern point of Door County. There is a man standing on the left in a field of flowers looking at the bay. Fishing...
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Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay

Date: 1919
Description: View towards shoreline with a group of people gathered at a bathing beach. Some people are in the water; other people are standing on the shore fully dress...
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Greetings from Ephraim

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Description: Elevated view from hill of the bay and Ephraim. A man is walking up the hill on a road with buildings and fences on both sides. Caption reads: "Greetings f...
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Greetings from Ephraim

Date: 1907
Description: Oval framed view of Ephraim from across the bay. A man is standing in the foreground. Caption reads: "Greetings from Ephraim, Wis."
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Eagle Inn

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Description: The Eagle Inn, a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Women and children are gathered on the front steps. A dog is running in ...
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Main Street

Date: 1915
Description: Sepia-toned view down unpaved Main Street. Buildings, dwellings and trees are lining the street. Four men are standing in the street near a fence in the ce...
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Regatta Day

Date: 1908
Description: View across water from shoreline towards a crowd of people gathered on the main dock. Boats are in the water near the dock, and one person is rowing a boat...
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Early in the Morning at C.R. Guth's Store and Creamery

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a gathering of people with horses and wagons delivering goods to a general store. Caption reads: "Early in the Morning at C.R. Guth's Stor...
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Picking Cherries at N.C. Jacobs

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Picking Cherries at N.C. Jacobs', Sawyer, Wis." An elevated view of a group of women, men and children picking cherries using ladders...
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Cherry Picking Scene

Date: 07 04 1927
Description: Text on front reads: "Cherry Picking Scene, Door County, Wisconsin." A cherry orchard filled with people and people on ladders, harvesting the fruit into b...
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Lovers' Leap

Date: 01 17 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Lovers' Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Two men are posing while sitting on a block of stone under an overhang on Cabot's Point. The shorel...
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Door County Jail and Courthouse

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Door Co. Jail and Courthouse. Sturgeon Bay, Wis." The second courthouse built in 1878 of brick in the Italianate style. There is a w...

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