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Black Earth Creek

Date: 1949
Description: Black Earth Creek in the winter, with the banks covered with snow. Large trees are leaning over the creek on the right bank. In the background are a fence,...
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14° Below

Date: 1951
Description: View along the snow-covered banks of a creek which is steaming in the extreme cold. There are trees growing in the hilly landscape, and the tops of shrubs ...
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Snowshoeing-Trout Lake

Date: 1948
Description: Slightly elevated view of two men snowshoeing along a flowing stream near Trout Lake.
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The Thaw

Date: 01 1963
Description: Dried grass is caught in a barb wire fence that is leaning over near a small creek. Snow is on the ground.
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Duck Creek

Date: 1970
Description: Water flows over a spillway and ice on Duck Creek.
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Snow Mantle

Date: 1961
Description: A narrow stream running under trees. The trees and banks are covered with fresh snow.
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Holstein Cattle

Date: 1945
Description: Elevated view across water towards Holstein cattle in a pasture. Caption from calendar: "A Holstein dairy herd — Polk county. Wisconsin's fame as America's...
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Meandering Stream

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Meandering Stream Near Richland Center, Wis." Elevated view of a stream, probably the Pine River or a tributary, winding through a va...
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Hyde's Mill

Date: 1988
Description: Text on front, at the foot: "Wisconsin." The color image of Hyde's Mill has an overlay of a map of the southwest corner of Wisconsin inside a red frame. Th...
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The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows at Rock Springs, Wis." A road and the Narrows Creek run next to each other in an elevated view of ...
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Man on Bridge Over Spillway

Date: 1920
Description: A man is walking across a narrow suspension bridge over a spillway or dam. A typewritten note on the reverse reads: "Honey Creek, West of Sauk City, Many S...
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A Happy New Year

Date: 12 29 1914
Description: New Years postcard with a drawing of a home with trees, in the snow, near a stream. Text reads: "A Happy New Year. All good Wishes for a bright and happy N...
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The Old Swimming Hole

Date: 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Swimming Hole, Whitewater, Wis." A swimming area in a river, with a bridge in the background, surrounded by trees.
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Plum Creek

Date: 08 22 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Plum Creek, near Jack Pine Lodge, Sayner, Wis." View of a creek with brush covered shores, and trees in the distance.
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Greetings from Silver Cliff

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Silver Cliff." On reverse it reads: "Snowbound Creek." A creek runs through snow covered woods, and a bridge is in the...
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Weyerhorst Creek

Date: 08 19 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Weyerhorst Creek, near Oshkosh, Wis." A rowboat is moored at the shore of a creek. The background is filled with trees.
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Springtime in Artist's Glen

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Springtime in Artist's Glen, Dells of the Wisconsin River." Trees and flowers surround a stream with a rocky bank.
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Cold Water Canyon

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "In Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin." Steps and a path next to a stream in Cold Water Canyon. The scene is fully wooded and ...
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Bridge on Dell Creek

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Dell Creek, Dells of the Wisconsin, Kilbourn City, Wis." A bridge over Dell Creek. Rock formations and trees line the shore. Dell Cre...

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