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Pettibone Peabody Retail Store

Date: 1909
Description: Front view of the Pettibone Peabody retail store. A large store with four stories situated on a corner. An automobile is at the curb and pedestrians on the...
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Fisher Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Florence from across Fisher Lake, with several people standing below on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Florence, Wis. from across Fisher L...
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North Western Railroad Depot

Date: 1905
Description: View across railroad tracks toward the buildings of the North Western railroad depot. A man is standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Northwestern Depot...
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Lake and Bridge Road

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of lake and and a bridge road. A man is standing on the road, and a boat is pulled up near the bridge. There is a building on the opposite sh...
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Fox River

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the front of the excursion boat "Thistle" loaded with riders on the Fox River. Two people are standing on the right above the pilings near a b...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse and Red Gym

Date: 1906
Description: View towards shoreline from Lake Mendota of University of Wisconsin-Madison varsity men's rowing crew. People are watching from the boathouse in the backgr...
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Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 1940
Description: A postcard of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) depicting aquatic fowl, with an inset of a sea lion on a rock. Caption reads: "At the Zoo, Madison, Wis....
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Boat Landing, Cliff House, Devil's Lake

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Description: Black and white postcard of the boat landing in front of Cliff House, a resort hotel, in Devil's Lake State Park. Two men show off their catch of seven fis...
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Camp Scene

Date: 07 19 1925
Description: Colorized postcard of a camp scene on a lawn. In the background is a bluff. Several people can be seen standing near the tents among the trees. Caption rea...
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Soldiers Arriving at Camp

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Description: A colorized postcard of soldiers in uniform arriving at camp, marching in a column. They have bedrolls and weapons over their shoulders. Trees and tents ar...
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Unloading Horses

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of horses being unloaded from railroad cars by soldiers. Caption reads: "'Unloading Horses,' Camp Douglas, Wis."
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First Capitol of the Territory of Wisconsin, Built 1836

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Description: Colorized photographic postcard view of the First Capitol, which is an unpainted wood frame building, with a log fence and a man standing in front. Caption...
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View of Quarry from Cemetery

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Description: Partially colorized view looking down at a quarry. On the other side of the quarry is the town of Berlin, with dwellings and commercial buildings. Caption ...
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Government Dam and Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: View across river, with a man standing on the bridge on the right, looking at the government dam on the left. There is a sailing ship with three masts dock...
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Hotel Higbee

Date: 08 06 1919
Description: View from street looking towards the Hotel Higbee. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the left side, and a large, motorized vehicle, perhaps a bus, parked ...
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The "Drummond District," Rust-Owen Lumber Co.

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of an open hay field with stacks of hay. The farmer in the right foreground is working on a haystack. Caption reads: "The 'Drumm...
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Norway Piling, Drummond, Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: View across railroad tracks towards train flatbeds stacked with large pine logs. There is a man standing further down the tracks looking towards the flatbe...
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Hilgen Spring Park

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Description: Hand-colored view along shoreline of people posing in a rowboat near a boathouse. Other people are leaning against a railing and standing near a boathouse....
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C. M. and St. Paul Station

Date: 1907
Description: Hand-colored view of the train station. Two carts and a man are standing on the platform. Railroad tracks are in the foreground, and houses are in the back...
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Milwaukee Northern Interurban Car

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Description: Hand-colored view of a Milwaukee Northern Interurban car on a snowy day. It stops at Milwaukee, Cedarburg, Grafton and Port Washington. The driver is sitti...

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