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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
Photograph

Mink River

Date: 1921
Description: A view of the Mink River estuary with marsh grasses in the foreground.
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Winter Landscape

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of a Door County landscape in winter with snow on the ground, taken from the Hotz Fish Creek cottage. Birch trees and conifers are in the for...
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Sleigh on Door County Harbor

Date: 02 1924
Description: A single horse pulls an enclosed sleigh across a frozen Door County harbor. Houses and a church are visible onshore.
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Beach Pine

Date: 1925
Description: View looking north on the shore of Europe bay. A picturesque old pine stands near the site of the old pier.
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Nelson Bay and Point

Date: 1925
Description: Rocky shoreline at Nelson Point, now in Peninsula State Park.
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Europe Bay

Date: 1923
Description: Sunlight glints off the water under a threatening sky.
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Door County Waves

Date: 1922
Description: White capped waves break near the Door County shore.
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Sleighing

Date: 02 1924
Description: A horse and enclosed sleigh pause on Egg Harbor Road.
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Door County Landscape

Date: 1920
Description: A well-dressed man identified as Uncle Rudolph Schenck takes in the view from a bluff overlooking the Fish Creek valley and harbor. There are houses and ou...
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Sailing

Date: 1923
Description: View across water of a small sailboat along the Door County shore.
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Europe Lake

Date: 1925
Description: The trees on the far shore are mirrored in the still waters of Europe Lake.
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Wetlands

Date: 1920
Description: Trees are reflected in shallow water in the wetlands in Fish Creek Valley near the Thorp and Vorous farms in spring. The tower and other buildings of the H...
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Coast Guard Station at Baileys Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline over water towards the Coast Guard Station and houses at Baileys Harbor. The long pier extending from the station's boathouse is easily...
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Picking Berries

Date: 1925
Description: Two young men pick berries in a field on a hill near Juddville. Chambers Island is seen on the horizon of the Green Bay.
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Door County Farmstead

Date: 1920
Description: A car is parked along a narrow dirt road with a house, barn and outbuildings in the background. A split-rail fence lines the left side of the road. There i...
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Above Juddville

Date: 1915
Description: A view, from above Juddville, looking north across a rocky meadow toward wooded bluffs near Fish Creek. A fence crosses the meadow and there is a saltbox-s...
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Egg Harbor Pier

Date: 04 17 1963
Description: Egg Harbor pier. The shoreline and trees are on the right. There is a cottage area along the shoreline along with a small beach.
Postcard

Little Sister Bay

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of Little Sister Bay and the surrounding landscape.
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Scene From Lookout Tower, Alpine Resort

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Egg Harbor from the Lookout Tower at Alpine Resort. In the water is a long pier leading to a barn. Dwellings are along the shoreline in th...

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