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Sturgeon Bay Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: A springtime harbor scene from Sturgeon Bay. Chunks of ice are floating on the surface of the water. Caption reads: "Harbor scene at springtime. Sturgeon B...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Winter Scene at Little Rib

Date: 01 25 1911
Description: Photomontage of a winter scene with men fishing on a frozen lake. Two men pull on the line attached to the fish's mouth, while one holds an axe above its h...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1908
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus and one of his reindeer encircled by a collar studded with holly, and jingle bells that have smiling faces on them. Santa i...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1911
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus peering over the top of the roof of a house, and a chimney. He is wearing a red coat and hat with brown fur trim. Above h...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with two birds perched on an ice coated horseshoe hanging on a snow-covered tree branch. Several houses and hills are visible in the backg...
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Winter Scene

Date: 11 07 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of a frozen body of water. Ice and snow mostly cover a pond or river, with some open water. Bare trees and a barbed wire fence are in...
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Lover's Leap in Midwinter

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption re...
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Winter Scene at Port Washington

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard view of three men on an elevated walk on an icy pier near the shoreline. A women and young boy stand on the pier below the walk. There is a lighth...
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Ice Scene on Government Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of ice on dam. Caption reads: "Ice Scene on Gov't Dam, De Pere, Wis."
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Winter Scene

Date: 1907
Description: A view captioned "Looking North from Butlers' Bridge, Montello, Wis." features a shed with a snow covered roof reflected in the Montello River. There is ic...
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Ice Jam in Wisconsin River

Date: 1907
Description: View of an ice jam near a Grand Rapids bridge in the Wisconsin River. Caption at top reads: "Greetings from Grand Rapids, Wis." Caption at bottom reads: "I...
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Storm of Feb 22-23, 1922

Date: 02 23 1922
Description: View down street toward the aftermath of an ice storm. There are downed power lines and ice-covered trees. Caption reads: "From W.C. Hansberry Home N.E. St...
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Aftermath of an Ice Storm

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view of a central street covered in snow and ice. There are downed power lines, with lines and trees coated with ice.
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Statue of Liberty in Lake Mendota

Date: 02 1979
Description: View of the forehead and torch of a replica of the Statue of Liberty installed by the Pail and Shovel Party on the snow-covered ice of Lake Mendota. Text o...
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Ice Boat Regatta on Lake Mendota

Date: 1906
Description: View of several ice boats on Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Ice boat regatta on Lake Mendota--Madison, Wis."
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Ice Cave. Winter on Lake Michigan

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Ice Cave. Winter on Lake Michigan. Racine, Wis." The logo for the Detroit Publishing Company is in the lower right corner. Water leve...
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Crystal Grotto

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Crystal Grotto. Winter on Lake Michigan. Racine, Wis." Water level view of an ice cave on the rocky shore. So many icicles are hangin...
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A Happy Christmas

Date: 12 24 1908
Description: Christmas postcard of a mountain peak, the Eiger, in Switzerland. In the foreground, a man is dressed in a traditional costume, blowing a horn. Text on the...
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Sawmill & Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Brooks & Ross Sawmill & Dam, Schofield, Wis. 1909." The dam and millpond with the sawmill behind it. There are multiple buildings wit...
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Sleet Storm Damage

Date: 01 1916
Description: Damage to buildings and wires in a sleet storm. Handwritten on the back: "The after effects of sleet storm in Jan/16 at Seymour, Wis. By the looks of this,...

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