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| Date: | 05 16 1908 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a two-floor school building with a covered front entrance underneath a bell tower. Snow is on the ground. Caption reads: "School B... |
| Date: | 05 15 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Bruce with seven photographs. The fairgrounds, Main Street, farm scene, Catholic Church, Chippewa River bridge,... |
| Date: | 06 19 1915 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 08 1909 |
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| Description: | View of trees and dirt road in Oak Park. Caption reads: "Oak Park, Army Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 06 15 1950 |
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| Description: | View of outhouses in a wooded area. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a train wreck. Survivors and onlookers are gathered on and around the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Wreck... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of a river with a dam waterfall. A road runs along the far side of the river, and a large barn is across the road on the right. Caption reads: "Scenic... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a river scene and neighboring farm. Caption reads: "Scenic View on Milwaukee River, near Campbellsport, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photograph postcard view down road toward a house and water tower surrounded by shrubs and trees. Caption reads: "'The Knoll' Crystal Lake, Westfield, Wis.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard of a barn, with two men and cows in the barnyard. There are patches of snow on the ground. |
| Date: | 08 22 1910 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people is posing near a haystack surrounded by debris. Caption reads: "Wreck at Mrs. Biederwolf, Fredonia, Wis." |
| Date: | 05 24 1911 |
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| Description: | A group of soldiers with rifles standing on a dirt road. A horse and carriage are behind them, and a farm with farm buildings are in the distance. Caption ... |
| Date: | 07 25 1922 |
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| Description: | View across fence towards a field with bales of barley arranged in rows. A person is operating horse-drawn farm machinery in the field on the right. Farm b... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a round barn, 150 ft. in diameter, 50 feet high, built in 1917. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wood County Insane Asylum. Caption reads: "Wood County Insane Asylum, Marshfield, Wis." |
| Date: | 10 21 1905 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Random Lake, Wisconsin," "A Shady Nook on Random" and "East Shore Point." The postcard has design elements and two images of the lake... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Pinewood Lodge, Rhinelander, Wis." An enclosed porch at Pinewood Lodge filled with rocking chairs and straight chairs with cushions.... |
| Date: | 10 23 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. Th... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Prizewinners, Rusk Co. Wis. Fair." Slightly elevated view of cattle lined up with their owners during a competition at the County Fai... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Camper's Dormitory at Audubon Camp, Sarona, Wis." An "L" shaped, one-story building surrounded by a lawn. Trees are in the background... |
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