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Victorian Era Postcard

Date: 11 17 1909
Description: Colorized view depicting men and women office workers taking a break in a celebratory mode. Two of the women are taking a sheet off the calendar on the wal...
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Summer Relaxation

Date: 1901
Description: Aunt Helen lounging on a hammock slung between two trees. Her son, Syl, is sitting nearby on a cane rocking chair.
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Mrs. La Follette and Alf Rogers

Date: 1907
Description: Belle Case La Follette and Alfred T. Rogers photographed in the garden at Maple Bluff Farm in 1907. During the previous year Rogers became a partner of La...
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University of Wisconsin Student Group

Date: 1909
Description: Group of University of Wisconsin men relaxing.
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Group of People on Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men and women on the shore of an unidentified lake. Nearby, a second group of children, men, and women are pushing off from the shoreline in row b...
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Family on Court House Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Family group resting on Court House hill, near Perkin's cottage.
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Ada Bass and Friends near Fox River

Date: 1900
Description: Ada Bass with friends on the shore of the Fox River.
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At the Fish Pond

Date: 05 1902
Description: Small group of people, including Alex Krueger, Mrs. E.S. Goetsch, Barnie Goetsch, and Dorothy Goetsch at a fishing hole in Shelby Co.
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Cassville Campgrounds

Date: 1905
Description: Children and adults at picnic campground owned by Gus Klindt near Cassville.
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Sitting in the Shade

Date: 1905
Description: Members of the J. Robert Taylor family. A man is standing near two women who are sitting under a grove of trees near the rocky shoreline of a body of water...
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"Intrepid" and another Boat

Date: 1905
Description: Men, women, and children aboard two boats positioned side by side in an unidentified body of water. The canopied boat in back is the "Intrepid". A man and ...
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Outing in an Automobile

Date: 1905
Description: Four individuals sit in four-seat runabout parked in a wooded area.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Mower in Park

Date: 1900
Description: A man is sitting on a mower drawn by two horses in a park along a body of water. A group of people, including men, woman, and children, are near a band pav...
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Syl and Aunt Helen at Wild Rose Cottage

Date: 1900
Description: Syl and aunt Helen at Wild Rose cottage. Syl leans over the railing of the porch while Helen reclines in a hammock reading a book.
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Public Square

Date: 1900
Description: A park with a fountain, a statue, park benches, a gazebo and paved paths. Large trees shade the park, people relax in the shade and a main commercial stree...
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Men Relaxing by a Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Unidentified ground-level view of three men laying in the grass relaxing by the shore of a lake.
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A Day in the Park

Date: 1903
Description: Family group enjoying themselves on the lawn in Tenney Park.
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McCormick Works Club House Lounge

Date: 1900
Description: Interior view of the lounge of the McCormick Works Club House.
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Formal Group of Women

Date: 06 1906
Description: Formal group of women relaxing in the corner of a room. There is a large clock against the wall on the right, and a piano in the corner. One woman is lying...
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Duffy's Resort

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Pioneer Cabin at Duffy's Resort on Long Lake, Sarona, Wis." A square hewn log cabin at a resort has a stone chimney and is surrounded...

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