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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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Green Lake Court House

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the courthouse.
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Tallman House

Date: 1956
Description: View across lawn towards the front and right side of the Tallman House. Caption reads: "Tallman Homestead, Janesville, Wisconsin".
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Octagon House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by the Hon. John Richards and completed in about 1852.
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Wind Point Lighthouse

Date: 1960
Description: View of the Wind Point lighthouse.
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The Cumberland Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of The Cumberland Hotel. The hotel opened in March of 1891 and was demolished in 1965.
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
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Presbyterian Church

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a Presbyterian Church in Cambridge. Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, Wis."
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Oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the World

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Description: Photographic postcard of the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the world. Four large pine trees are growing in the foreground and a tree-shaded side ...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 1946
Description: View of the Al. Ringling Theatre from across 4th Street. Neighboring businesses include Pointon Appliance, and an antique shop. Several cars are parked alo...
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Oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the World

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Description: Photographic postcard of the oldest Scandinavian Methodist Church in the world. Two large trees frame the front entrance, with shrubs and trees are around ...
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Town Hall and McArdle Library

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the long stone building that houses the town hall on the right, and the library on the left. On the roof is a small cupola wi...
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Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of a group of worshipers at a shrine featuring a Madonna.
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Forest County Courthouse

Date: 1962
Description: Chrome color photographic postcard of Forest County Courthouse.
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Tower at Lapham Peak Park

Date: 1950
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the observation tower. In the foreground is a historic plaque embedded in a rock. Caption reads: "Lapham Peak Park...
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Cana Island Lighthouse

Date: 1957
Description: Photographic postcard view of Cana Island Lighthouse, built in 1869, located between Moonlight Bay and North Bay, Door County, Wisconsin.
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Sr. High School

Date: 1951
Description: Black and white view from street towards the three-story brick high school. Caption reads: "Sr. High School, Ft. Atkinson, Wis."
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Historical and Art Museum

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Description: Ektochrome view of the museum. Corinthian columns are flanking the entrance, and vines are growing on the columns and facade of the building.
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Petrifying Springs Clubhouse

Date: 1964
Description: View of the entrance drive to the Petrifying Springs Clubhouse.
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Blackwell Job Corps Conservation Center

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Description: View of the buildings comprising the job center. Caption reads: "Blackwell Job Corps Conservation Center, Laona, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "Right — Pine...

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