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U.S. Lighthouse in Fish Creek

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Description: U.S. Lighthouse with people standing in the yard next to it. Caption reads: "U. S. Lighthouse, Fish Creek Wis."
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Coast Guard Station

Date: 1900
Description: View of the coast guard station from the water with multiple sailors lined up near the shore. Caption reads: "Coast Guard Station, Sturgeon Bay, Door Count...
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Peninsula State Park

Date: 1954
Description: View looking west from Eagle Bluff toward Nicolet Bay, the Strawberry Islands, and Chambers Island. Three people are sitting on the stone wall of the overl...
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Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1910
Description: View of the steps leading to Eagle Cave on Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there. Caption reads: "Scene at E...
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Ridge-Birchwood Cottages — Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a cottage surrounded by trees and a lawn. A man and woman are sitting in lawn chairs near an oval-shaped stone bordered group...
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Northport Pier in Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background.
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Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
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Cave Point, Door County

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards a man, woman, and two children standing on the rock ledge at Cave Point. Lake Michigan is on the right.
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Washington Island Ferry "Voyageur"

Date: 1961
Description: Color postcard view of the "Voyageur," a car and passenger ferry operating between mainland Door County and Washington Island. Two motorboats are moored on...
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Washington Island Ferry "Eyrarbakki"

Date: 1950
Description: View from dock towards the Washington Island Ferry, "Eyrarbakki." There is a person sitting on a post on the dock.
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Cherry Picking in Door County

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of workers picking cherries, some of them standing on ladders.
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Cherry Picking Scene, Door County

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized postcard view of tourists picking cherries.
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Group Portrait of People Standing on a Pier

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ...
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Washington Harbor Bluff, Washington Island

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Description: View along shoreline towards Washington Harbor Bluff. There are two men standing at the shoreline on the right.
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Table Rock from Daisy Fields at Garrett Bay

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Description: Colored postcard view near the extreme northern point of Door County. There is a man standing on the left in a field of flowers looking at the bay. Fishing...
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Sail Boats on Eagle Bay

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view across water towards small sailboats with two-man crews in Lake Michigan. A tree-lined shoreline is on the far right.
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Steamer Bon Ami

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Description: View of the Steamer "Bon Ami" on Ellison Bay. A few people are on the deck. The tree-lined far shoreline is in the background. Caption reads: "Steamer Bon ...
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Greetings from Ephraim

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Description: Elevated view from hill of the bay and Ephraim. A man is walking up the hill on a road with buildings and fences on both sides. Caption reads: "Greetings f...
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Greetings from Ephraim

Date: 1907
Description: Oval framed view of Ephraim from across the bay. A man is standing in the foreground. Caption reads: "Greetings from Ephraim, Wis."
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Dock, Fish Creek

Date: 1907
Description: View across water towards the Fish Creek Dock with a boathouse, and a steamer pulling up from the left. A group of people are gathered on the dock. Caption...

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