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Tall-tale Postcard: One of the Squash

Date: 1910
Description: Three smiling children wearing white clothing are sitting atop a gigantic, dark squash. Text in top left corner reads: "Beaver Dam, Wis." Fence lines back ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Riding a Pig

Date: 1916
Description: Two girls wearing white dresses ride a pig, sitting back-to-back. One girl holds the pig's tail and the other holds its ears. A boy pokes the pig's haunch ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Peaches

Date: 1911
Description: Three young boys gather around a wheelbarrow filled with giant peaches. One of the boys is holding a peach that has been broken open, exposing its pit. Two...
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Three Boys with Wagon in Snow

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Description: Three boys pose outdoors in a field with snow. Two boys, one holding a stick or a whip, are sitting in a miniature wagon. The other boy is standing holding...
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Child on Hobby Horse

Date: 1930
Description: A child rides a hobby horse that is pulling a wagon filled with a toy lion and doll. A rocking chair holding a large doll, a small doll and teddy bear is p...
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Louie Spray's 59½ lb. Muskie

Date: 1930
Description: View of Alton Van Camp wearing a hat holding a huge record Muskie listed at "59 1/2 lb" caught by his friend Louie Spray. Caption reads: "Louie Spray's 59½...
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Part of Western Shore of Cedar Lake

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Description: Hand-colored view of four women in a rowboat on Cedar Lake. One of the women is leaning her elbow on a post sticking out of the water. The tree-lined shore...
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A Sample Catch; Scenery at Cedar Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard of two images: the one on the left is titled: "A Sample Catch" and is of three men holding the fish they caught, with a dog sitting a...
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The Bathing Beach

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Description: View from shoreline looking out towards the public beach with several bathers. Diving platforms are out in the bay. Caption reads: "Fish Creek, Wis. The Ba...
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"Invader II" Chateau Madeleine

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Chateau Madeleine La Pointe, Wisconsin Summer and Fall Resort on Madeline Island (Apostle Islands) in Lake Superior. The Chateau's...
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Enjoying Rock Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View across water towards a group of people on and next to a dock on a lake. Four people are in a rowboat. A boy is playing with a toy sailboat in the fore...
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The Whole Bunch Out for a Good Time on Lake Winnebago

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Description: View of a double-deck excursion boat filled with a crowd of tourists. A few men are standing on the sidewalk to the side.
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Blanket Toss — Eskimo Style

Date: 07 21 1973
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of people bundled up in colorful coats, standing in a snowy landscape. They are all holding one blanket and looking up to...
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Lac Courte Oreilles

Date: 08 18 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Lake Court Oreilles, Reserve Wis." A man in a rowboat looks out over the lake from a tree lined bay.
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The Beach at Pinewood Lodge

Date: 08 16 1937
Description: Text on front reads: "The Beach, Pinewood Lodge - Rhinelander, Wis." Guests are enjoying the water in Lake Thompson at the Pinewood Lodge. There is a dock ...
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Hardscrabble Ski Area

Date: 1952
Description: Text on front reads: "Hardscrabble Ski Area...Rice Lake, Wis." Text on reverse, "Hardscrabble, Inc. Rice Lake, Wis. The Cadillac of ski areas . . . ask the...
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World's First Snowmobile

Date: 1975
Description: Text on reverse reads: "World's First Snowmobile, Sayner, Wisconsin. Invented in 1924 by Carl Eliason of Sayner (pictured). This machine is liquid cooled, ...
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Hunting Club

Date: 07 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Hunting Club, Seymour, Wis." A group of men are posing with their guns and a dog around a table in a hunting camp.
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North Beach at County Park

Date: 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "North Beach at County Park on Shawano Lake, Shawano, Wis." A giant water slide and hut can be seen in Shawano Lake at the beach. Swim...
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Northernaire

Date: 1961
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Northernaire, Three Lakes, Wisconsin. Open Year 'Round." View of Northernaire Resort, on Deer Lake, an Art Moderne hotel built in 1...

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