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Ravine Drive in Lake Park

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Description: View down curving road lined with flowering bushes toward a bridge in Lake Park. Lake Michigan is in the distance, with a ship at the horizon. Caption read...
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Lincoln Memorial Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of Lincoln Memorial Bridge and plaza area. Lake Michigan is in the background, railroad tracks are below the bridge. Trees and grass surround...
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Railroad Tracks near Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1937
Description: View down the hill toward the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the left with two communications towers on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Railroad tracks are just ...
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Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of people walking on a path by the Whitefish Bay Resort along the lake front. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Milwaukee."
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Water Tower

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Description: Elevated view of water tower and Water Tower Park with Lake Michigan in the background. Caption reads: "Water Tower and Water Tower Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
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North Point Pumping Station

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill toward the building which has two large smokestacks. The Lake Michigan shoreline is on the left. In front is a landscaped area with...
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Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Water Tower and park with Milwaukee Bay in background. Caption reads: "Water Tower and Park with view of Milwaukee Bay, Milwaukee."
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C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot, with train shed and clock tower. In the foreground is a landscaped area with flowers. In the background is Lake Mich...
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway Passenger Station

Date: 1904
Description: The station with the clock tower is on the right, and the tracks and train shed are on the left. Pedestrians are on the lawn nearby, and houses are on the ...
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Lake Park and Drive

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Description: Elevated view with the lake on the right, with a number of boats near the shoreline. There is a long winding road through the park, including bridges, a fo...
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Racine Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis. in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main Stre...
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Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
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Milwaukee Postcard, Neptune with a Beer Stein

Date: 1914
Description: Postcard of the Milwaukee lakefront. In the foreground is an image of Neptune standing in Lake Michigan holding a trident in one hand and a beer stein in t...
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Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1908
Description: Group of men on a life saving crew launching a rowboat into Lake Michigan. A long pier with a lighthouse at the end bisects the horizon. Caption reads: "Li...
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Pier and Lighthouse at Night

Date: 1927
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of a pier and lighthouse at night. The moon shines through clouds, and light shines in two directions from the beacon on top of ...
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Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal

Date: 1906
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of the Sturgeon Bay ship canal from the bay toward shore. A sailboat is on the left and a lighthouse is on shore on the right. C...
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Lover's Leap in Midwinter

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption re...
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Reef Light House, Three Miles from Shore

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Description: Hand-colored postcard view of the Reef Lighthouse in Lake Michigan off the shore of Racine. A person is standing to the left of the lighthouse. Caption rea...
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Light House at Entrance to Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of a pier and lighthouse at the entrance to Milwaukee's harbor. Two people sail in a small boat to the right of the lighthouse, ...
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Wind Point Lighthouse

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Description: Aerial view of Wind Point lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan. A few neighboring homes are in the foreground. Some of the trees are displaying fall co...

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