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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a pond, a stream, and a lake, with a road dividing the pond and stream from the lake. Industrial buildings and a smokestack are in the bac... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of some of the 26 lakes known collectively as the Chain O' Lakes. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View of Chain O'Lakes, Waupaca, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | A view looking west over water toward the Fox River dam at Montello. There is granite riprap on the left. A boat with a small sail is in the background. T... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspend... |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard of the fisherman's dock taken from the harbor walkway. White boats are moored on either side of the Ahnapee River as it flows i... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view of the lighthouse and boathouse at Bray's Point. Caption reads: "Bray's Point and Light, Junction of Fox River with Lake Winneba... |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Bear Lake, with surrounding forests and farms. Caption reads: "Greetings from Bear Lake." |
| Date: | 11 16 1908 |
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| Description: | Photographic COLLAGE postcard of scenes of Colfax. In the center oval is the text, "Colfax, Wis. Looks Good To Me," however the "Looks Good To Me" is cross... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of elevated view of the Dells of the Wisconsin River, at the foot of Mirror Lake. There is a bridge in the foreground, and a building... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| 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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| Description: | Color aerial postcard view of Gordon, with the St. Croix Flowage and the St. Croix River, and surrounding forests. Caption reads: "Greetings from Gordon, W... |
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| Description: | Watercolor reproduction, with key, of the area surrounding Holy Hill (19.) which is at top center, and below are Lake Keesus (J.) and the town of Merton (1... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Black and white aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River, including Riverside Park, the Black River and La Crosse River. |
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| Description: | View of Lake Waubesa from a hill. A farm is in the distance on the left. The Yahara River is in the foreground. Handwritten caption reads: "Lake Waubesa." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard of Lake Winnebago and the surrounding communities. Text on front reads: "Looking northwest from the east shore of Lake Winnebago showi... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Cascades of the Yahara River at Tenney Park. Caption reads: "The Cascades, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view showing Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Waubesa, Lake Wingra and Lake Kegonsa. Madison has only the isthmus developed, and there are settle... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view showing Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa. Shows the growth of Madison from the Isthmus along the southe... |
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| Description: | View of the locks at Tenney Park where Lake Mendota meets the Yahara River. A boat with five people is passing through the canal. Caption reads: "The Locks... |
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