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Stumps in Dark Forest

Date: 08 20 1964
Description: View of a dark forest with birch trees and stumps in the foreground. The forest is near the west harbor of Washington Island.
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Outbuildings in a Wooded Area

Date: 10 18 1964
Description: Three outbuildings and a large tree near a country home owned by Mrs. Kay Curtis on Washington Island.
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Cottages on a Village Lane

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Description: A view along the backs of cottages on a village lane in Siaconset, Nantucket Island. Shrubs line the unpaved road, and fences demarcate each cottage's yard...
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Coney Island Amusement Park

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Description: View of the Coney Island Amusement Park featuring a large garden and lawn, a roller coaster, a windmill, several buildings and amusements, and crowds of pe...
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Front at Nago

Date: 1945
Description: The front at Nago, Okinawa. A uniformed soldier stands on a rocky outcropping near bushes. Misty or smoky hillsides are visible in the background.
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Pond at Bracken Brae, Country Home of John Johnston

Date: 1888
Description: Several adults, two children and a dog enjoying a pond at Bracken Brae, the country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker. Hilda...
Postcard

Devil's Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,...
Map or Atlas

A New and Accurate Map of the Province of South Carolina in North America

Date: 1779
Description: Map of South Carolina showing boundary lines, Native American land, precincts, townships, cities, towns, forts, roads, mountains, hills, swamps, islands, a...
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Camp Near Crane Lake

Date: 08 1915
Description: The Gang at their camp near Crane Lake. Fog is hanging over the lake.
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Holt and McClure Children at Sandy Beach

Date: 1902
Description: View from rowboat of siblings Jeannette and Alfred Holt standing in the water and watching the rowboat approaching the shore of Archibald Lake. Alfred is h...
Postcard

Rocky Roost, Lake Mendota

Date: 1947
Description: View from shoreline of Rocky Roost, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage on an island in Lake Mendota. A windmill is behind the cottage. Caption reads: "R...
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Mid-Century Modern Home Exterior with Lake View

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Description: External view across lawn towards the entrance, parking area and lanai of a mid-century modern home by Lake Wisconsin. The lake and a small island are visi...
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Lesson in Shooting

Date: 08 1905
Description: Harriet Stroh is taking a shooting lesson from her grandfather Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran. Alfred Holt is standing in front of his grandfathe...
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First Lesson in Rowing

Date: 08 1905
Description: Using a long wooden stick as an oar, Donald Holt is rowing the boat, which is beached on land. Juliet Stroh is sitting in the boat with Donald Holt. A log ...
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Peter and Douglas DeWitt Hammering at the Pier

Date: 1931
Description: With their backs facing the camera, Peter DeWitt (l) and Douglas DeWitt (r) are standing side by side, hammering nails into a pier on Archibald Lake. Dougl...
Postcard

Billings Park

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surro...

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