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Mine Disaster Morgue

Date: 11 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of funeral and tent/morgue from the Cherry Mine disaster. Caption reads: "#37 Cherry Mine Horror Showing Morgue Dunham Photo Princeto...
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Red Devil Airplane

Date: 1910
Description: An exhibition airplane on display inside a tent at Dixon, Illinois, thought to be a "Red Devil," plane designed by Thomas A. Baldwin.
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Young Men's Christian Association Camp

Date: 1905
Description: The villa at the Young Men's Christian Association Camp. A group of girls and boys are sitting on the lawn on the left and two more people are sitting on t...
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Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Showing Off the Corn

Date: 1908
Description: Photomontage of a man, wearing a bow tie and straw boater hat, sitting on top of a giant ear of corn. A crowd of onlookers gather around the man, suggestin...
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Crowd at Sporting Event

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Description: View from track towards a crowd of men, women, and children in front of and behind a fence at a sporting event. On the left, a man who is possibly a police...
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Tourist Camp, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of a tourist camp at Devil's Lake State Park. Features a scene of men, women and children among picnic tables, automobiles. Tents are pi...
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Tourist Camp, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 08 16 1935
Description: Photographic postcard of a tourist camp at Devil's Lake State Park. A scene of picnic tables, automobiles and tents pitched among trees and grass. Text at ...
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Camp Milo on White Sand Lake

Date: 07 02 1925
Description: Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Camp Milo on White Sand Lake. On it are photographs of the cabins, tents, lake, and boats on the shore.
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Kissel Motor Car Company

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of the Kissel Motor Car Company. The elevated view shows the factory buildings, water towers, railroad cars and track. A dirigib...
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Camp Scene

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Description: Colorized postcard of a camp scene with a group of soldiers. Most are seated on the grass in the foreground and many are in uniform. A row of tents are on ...
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Camp Scene

Date: 07 19 1925
Description: Colorized postcard of a camp scene on a lawn. In the background is a bluff. Several people can be seen standing near the tents among the trees. Caption rea...
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Soldiers Arriving at Camp

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Description: A colorized postcard of soldiers in uniform arriving at camp, marching in a column. They have bedrolls and weapons over their shoulders. Trees and tents ar...
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Camp Scene from High Rock

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Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a camp scene. Tents are pitched in rows with roads in between. Soldiers are walking along the roads. Two sold...
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Greeting Camp Douglas

Date: 07 08 1907
Description: Colorized postcard of a group of women visiting soldiers in a camp. They are sitting on folding chairs next to a tent. One soldier is sitting with the wome...
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First Peace Council ever Held between Chippewas and Siouxs

Date: 1896
Description: Colored postcard view of "Buffalo Bill" Cody center right in white coat and hat surrounded by Native Americans in traditional garb, military personnel and ...
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Circus World Museum

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Description: Elevated view of the Circus World complex, with railroad cars, a tent and the arena where the circus shows are held. There is a parking lot in the backgrou...
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Picturesque Camp Site

Date: 1969
Description: Elevated view of a tent and canoe in the woods by a lake.
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East Shore Bohner's Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View of a camp by Bohner's Lake. Caption reads: "East Shore Bohner's Lake, Burlington."
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Camp McCoy

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Description: Elevated view of Fort McCoy with rows of tents among trees. There is a row of automobiles parked in the center, and a row of barracks on the left. Caption ...

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