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Crowded Pier

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Description: Elevated view of adults and children wearing bathing costumes standing on a wooden dock crowded with several varieties of boats. People are swimming in the...
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Fishing On The Pier

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Description: People fish from a wooden pier.
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Dam on Fox River

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Description: View towards far shoreline of dam on the Fox River at De Pere.
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Lawsonia Country Club Hotel

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Description: Exterior view along shoreline toward the Lawsonia Country Club Hotel, which opened to the public in 1930. Outside the building, stairs lead to the shore of...
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Beach Boulevard

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Description: Elevated view down Beach Boulevard, a boardwalk-like street with gift shops and carnival events facing the beach and harbor. Crowds of people are on the si...
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Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Bridge at Cherry Street

Date: 06 26 1939
Description: Colorized postcard view from hill toward the bridge along the right crossing the river. The bridge was completed in 1924. Caption reads: "Soldiers' and Sai...
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Boardwalk Scene

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Description: View of residences on a boardwalk facing the beach.
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Lief Eriksson Statue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View of a statue in Juneau Park, created by American sculptor Anne Whitney in 1887. The statue is a replica of the original which resides in Boston, Massac...
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Broadway Bridge

Date: 1938
Description: Colorized postcard view from shoreline of a stone bridge lined with lampposts. Dwellings and commercial buildings are on the far side. An elevated railroad...
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Lucius Fairchild Home

Date: 1880
Description: View across lawn of the residence of Lucius Fairchild, in Madison. A woman is standing outdoors near the entrance. A fence surrounds the yard of the house,...
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Ashland Pier

Date: 09 14 1962
Description: View across water towards jetty and dock, with three lampposts, from south east.
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Scene Along the West Shore

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Description: View along shoreline towards a group of people standing on a pier. Sailboats are anchored in the water in the background. Caption reads: "Scene Along the W...
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The Pine Resort

Date: 1939
Description: View from pier across water towards the Pine Resort, which is a three-story building with screened-in porches on the shore of Egg Harbor. Street lamps line...
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New Bath House

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Description: Color illustration of the bath house at the lake front, seen from along a stony shoreline. Caption reads: "New Bath House, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Sandy Beach Resort

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Description: View across water towards a section of Sandy Beach Resort. There are people on the lawn on the left next to buildings. Two women are talking on a porch in ...
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Sandy Beach Resort on Geneva Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of Sandy Beach Resort. The building near the pier on the left has a sign on the roof for the resort. Along the shoreline are buildings,...
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Terrace on Lake Mendota

Date: 08 19 2014
Description: View of Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union Terrace. A man is sitting in one of the terrace chairs at one of the tables, looking at his phone. A seagull i...
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Early Evening in Memphis

Date: 12 21 2014
Description: View of a child walking on a walkway with metal railings. There is a light shining down on her from a wall on the left. In the background is a slope going ...
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Law Street Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bridge, with arches between the pylons, crossing the Fox River in central Kaukauna. Caption reads: "Law Street Bridge, Kaukauna, Wis."
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Brumder's Landing

Date: 1925
Description: A view looking east over Pine Lake from the terrace in front of Villa Henrietta, the Brumder family summer home. In the foreground is a boat landing with l...

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