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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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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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Palmyra Spring

Date: 1925
Description: Palmyra Spring, called variously "Blue Spring" and "Aurelian Spring". A group of people are standing on the pier. Caption reads: "Aurelian Spring Palmyra ...
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Lake Park Shoreline

Date: 1910
Description: Path along Lake Michigan beach. Below are people walking along the shoreline. Further down the path is a small group of people. Pilings are in the water in...
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St. Joesphat Church

Date: 1912
Description: Church and school seen from Kosciuszko Park. Located across a lake, behind some trees and bushes. A woman is sitting on some decorative stones next to the ...
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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Scene at Vilas Park

Date: 1915
Description: Early souvenir postcard showing people strolling around the grounds of the recently-opened Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "A Visit to the...
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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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Two Women Playing Violins

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Description: Two women are standing outdoors in front of trees and a blooming bush of flowers, probably hydrangeas, and playing violins. On the back of the print, one o...
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Train Making a Stop at the Breed Station

Date: 1943
Description: Photographic postcard of a train stopped at the Chicago & North West railroad station. A small group of people stand in the grass waiting beside the tracks...
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Hotel Carley

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Hotel Carley. Two women are sitting on the far left steps of the hotel. One man is sitting in a chair near the entrance, ...
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Buff Creek Farm

Date: 06 19 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea...
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Madison Football Champs

Date: 1911
Description: The Madison Central High School class championship team, about 1910-1912. Only Ben Bergor (Goldeberger), seated on the left, has been identified Caption re...
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Fletcher's Park

Date: 1900
Description: View from center field of baseball game being played in Fletcher's Park. A group of spectators are sitting under a covered grandstand on the right. Caption...
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The Lodge at Telemark

Date: 09 02 1975
Description: Color postcard of the interior of the Lodge at Telemark showing one of the largest stone fireplaces in the world. It is constructed out of 155 tons of nati...
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The Vessel's Stern and Rudder Post

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Description: Postcard of the "Vessel's Stern and Rudder Post" geological formation on Madeline Island, one of the Apostle Islands. View of the shoreline and a man sitti...
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Devil's Island, View in the Green Room

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Description: Colorized postcard of a view of the geologic formation known as the Green Room near the lighthouse on Devil's Island, part of the Apostle Islands. A boat w...
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Castle Rock

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Description: Colorized postcard of Castle Rock, a geological formation of the coast of the Apostle Islands. A man is sitting under the arch. Caption reads: "Castle Rock...
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Port Hole through the North Cape or Point of the Island

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Description: Colorized postcard of a port hole through the north cape or point of Presque Isle or Stockton Island, part of the Apostle Islands. A person in a boat is ou...
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Woman Seated in a Chair

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Description: Full-length studio portrait of a woman seated in an ornate wicker chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a light-colored dress, pearls and a ...

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