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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1906
Description: Charles Richter, second from left, poses in front of a building at the top of the Montello granite quarry. His wife stands at the front of the group, weari...
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Fishing

Date: 1907
Description: View across water towards two men sitting in a small launch with a canopy near the shore. A fishing pole is resting on the foredeck. There is a small wave ...
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At the Fox River Lock

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a motor launch with striped canopy moored along the shore just above the Fox River Lock on Buffalo Lake. A finely dressed party o...
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Man at State Agricultural College

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Description: View of a man standing in a field holding a sheaf of grain. In the background is a water tower near a building and a smokestack.
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High School Students

Date: 1911
Description: High school students are assembled in a classroom. Two students are sitting at every desk. Teachers are standing in the background.
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Three postcards featuring Richard Nixon. The top postcard has the title: "Experience Counts!" with a photographic portraits of Richard Nixon on the left, a...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: A presidential political campaign postcard with a photograph of George Bush (left) and Ronald Reagan (right) with their fists in the air. Printed on the ba...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: Slightly elevated view of Ronald Reagan standing outdoors among a crowd of young people and shaking hands. Someone in the crowd is holding a large sign tha...
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Gratiot Baseball Team

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor group portrait of ten men and a boy. Nine of the men are wearing baseball uniforms, and the man on the far left is wearing a coat and hat, and the ...
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Student Night Aboard S.S. Von Steuben

Date: 09 07 1932
Description: A group of mostly young people are sitting and standing around wooden tables, raising steins of beer while posing for a group portrait. Nearly all of the g...
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Reuben Gold Thwaites Speaking at Newport

Date: 08 1909
Description: A man is standing on a small ridge, surrounded by people sitting on the ground. He is holding an open book and speaking. Caption reads: "Reuben G. Thwaites...
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Red Circle Inn

Date: 1910
Description: A real photo postcard of the two-story, wood frame Red Circle Inn. There are two women, one of whom is holding a child, on the open first floor front porch...
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State Board of Health and Vital Statistics

Date: 1908
Description: Seven people are posing together. The women are wearing coats and dresses, and the man in the center is wearing a coat and necktie. The postcard was addres...
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The Rex Bar

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Description: People are sitting on stools along the bar, with bartenders behind serving drinks. Signs above the bar read: "Cocktails" and "Liquors." There is a jukebox ...
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Billy Goodreau

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Description: Portrait of Billy leaning on the bar. He is wearing a white jacket, and a dark necktie. "Caption reads: "Billy Goodreau, Mercer, Wis."
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Grocer and Enormous Plucked Turkey

Date: 04 11 1912
Description: A grocer wearing a long white apron is standing and holding an enormous plucked turkey by its feet. Caption reads: "Fresh and Salt Meats and Groceries, Rea...
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Capture of the Hodag

Date: 08 14 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Capture of the Hodag, Rhinelander, Wis." A large group of men armed with guns, pitchforks and rakes hold a beast at bay on top of a l...
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Tent Street Evangelical Camp Grounds

Date: 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Tent St. Evangelical Camp Grounds, Lomira, Wis." A man is standing in a wooded area with rows of tents on the right and left. Two cam...
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Private Cottages, River Pines

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Private Cottages, River Pines, Stevens Point, Wis." Two men and a woman stand together in front of clapboard cottages while viewing a...

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