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Main Street, Looking West

Date: 1907
Description: View along sidewalk of Main Street, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and walking across the street. Storefronts line both sides of the street. Caption read...
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Bridge and Boats

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a bridge, with children in a boat in the left foreground, and two other people in a boat in the center. Caption reads: "The Old Bridge, Stough...
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Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
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Cook Street

Date: 1905
Description: Colorized postcard of a view of Cook Street. Caption reads: "Cook Street, Portage, Wis."
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Boat on Lake and Bridge Road

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline towards a man on a boat on lake, and a bridge road in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Greetings from Okauchee, Wis."
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City Hall and Pabst Building

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Description: Hand-colored view from the water. Buildings are in the background, a boat and bridge are in the center. A small boat with people in it are in the foregroun...
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Tourist Camp, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of a tourist camp at Devil's Lake State Park. Features a scene of men, women and children among picnic tables, automobiles. Tents are pi...
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Boat Landing, Cliff House, Devil's Lake

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Description: Black and white postcard of the boat landing in front of Cliff House, a resort hotel, in Devil's Lake State Park. Two men show off their catch of seven fis...
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The Spring, Decatur Park

Date: 11 31 1910
Description: Colorized postcard view of The Spring in Decatur Park. A man is sitting near the spring. There is a bridge on the right, and many trees. Text in red in the...
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12800 Ft. of Lumber

Date: 1909
Description: Team of horses driving through Antigo hauling 12800 Ft. of lumber. Three men and one driver are sitting on top of the large pile of wood as a crowd of peop...
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Preparing for Action

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Description: Colorized postcard of a combat drill. The scene includes soldiers, horses, wagons, cannons, tents, buildings and trees. Text above reads: "'Preparing for A...
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Unloading Horses

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of horses being unloaded from railroad cars by soldiers. Caption reads: "'Unloading Horses,' Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a parade going through the central business district. People in the parade are wearing helmets and riding horseba...
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Government Dam and Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View across river, with a man standing on the bridge on the right, looking at the government dam on the left. There is a sailing ship with three masts dock...
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Norway Piling, Drummond, Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: View across railroad tracks towards train flatbeds stacked with large pine logs. There is a man standing further down the tracks looking towards the flatbe...
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Hilgen Spring Park

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Description: Hand-colored view along shoreline of people posing in a rowboat near a boathouse. Other people are leaning against a railing and standing near a boathouse....
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Milwaukee Northern Interurban Car

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Description: Hand-colored view of a Milwaukee Northern Interurban car on a snowy day. It stops at Milwaukee, Cedarburg, Grafton and Port Washington. The driver is sitti...
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"Clew Heward" on Pike Lake

Date: 1907
Description: View across water towards the excursion boat, "Clew Heward." A flag is at the bow, and six men are standing on the deck. Caption reads: "Clew Heward on Pik...
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Canal Entrance and Dam

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Description: Elevated view of a canal, reservoir and dam on the Fox River. Two men are standing near a boathouse. Caption reads: "Canal Entrance and Dam, Kaukauna, Wis....
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Kreinersville, Wis., Twenty-five Miles north, Grantsburg, Wis.

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Description: Several people are gathered on the front stoop of a building, probably a general store. Horses and wagons are in the road. Log buildings are in the backgro...

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