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Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
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Sternwheel Steamboat J.S.

Date: 1907
Description: The sternwheel excursion boat, J.S., at a landing at Cassville. People with umbrellas wait on shore. Inscribed Souvenir J.S. The J.S....
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a football game at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Spectators are standing and sitting in the stands in the f...
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Protestant Home for the Aged

Date: 1911
Description: Four-story extended building. A woman with an umbrella is near the left entrance, and a man is walking across the raised lawn near the center right. Captio...
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Miss Tootsie Kiyi (Costumed Dog in Chair)

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of small dog dressed in a dress, with a hand fan, and an umbrella or parasol, sitting in a rocking chair. The photograph is captioned...
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Laying of the Corner Stone of the Episcopal Church

Date: 08 19 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of the crowd gathered to see the laying of the corner stone for the new Episcopal Church. Men and women, many of them wearing hats, a...
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International Harvester Postcard — Spain

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene in Spain: Spanish men and women in the field w...
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International Harvester Postcard — Spain

Date: 1909
Description: Postcard distributed by International Harvester Company featuring a color illustration of a harvesting scene in Spain: Spanish men and women in the field w...
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Wreck of No. 33 on May 28, 1913

Date: 1913
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...
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George and Louise Koegel with Milton

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of George, Louise, and Milton, their son, standing in front of a fence. They are traveling with one suitcase and a full handbag. All three a...
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Northport Pier in Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background.
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Views from Durand

Date: 1910
Description: A group of women and girls, some wearing hats or carrying a parasol, walking along an unpaved street. There is a large canvas tent in the background, with...
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Holiday Inn at Eau Claire

Date: 1965
Description: A color photographic view from a balcony of the enclosed courtyard at the Holiday Inn on Clairemont Avenue, showing the pool and a swing set.
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Man Passing Out Flags on the Fourth of July

Date: 1911
Description: Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th."
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Depot on a Rainy Day

Date: 1908
Description: View across road towards the Chetek train depot on a rainy day. People are walking along the platform and walkway, some carrying umbrellas. Caption reads: ...
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Yacht Club

Date: 1910
Description: View across lake towards a line of sailboats at the dock of the Yacht Club. People are standing on the pier, and on the boathouse.
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Steamer "Harriet A. Hart"

Date: 1901
Description: View across water towards the Steamer "Harriet A. Hart," with many passengers on board, and smoke coming out of the smokestack. Caption reads: "Steamer Har...
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Horicon and Rice Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View of a crowd watching two groups of men racing while pulling carts. The runners on the right are wearing jerseys that read: "Horicon." Caption reads: "H...
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Pavilion, Conference Point, Lake Geneva

Date: 1911
Description: View of a pavilion, and a pier in the foreground. Rowboats are docked at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Pavilion, Conference Point, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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City Park

Date: 1927
Description: Large group of people gathered in a centrally located park, with a row of shops across the street. There is a gazebo under the trees on the right. Caption ...

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