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| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Tinted postcard of the lighthouse and a light tower at the end of a pier. A small boat with two passengers is on the water. This would be the Racine North ... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard of Lake Winnebago and the surrounding communities. Text on front reads: "Looking northwest from the east shore of Lake Winnebago showi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a lakeside resort. The largest building has three stories, and below it is a small, sandy beach near a dock. Caption reads: "View... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the near east side of the Isthmus with Laka Monona on the left. The Capitol dome is on the horizon. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. from Lak... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the Madison skyline from across Lake Monona. Landmarks include a church, the Park Hotel, Madison City Hall, the old Capitol and... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym), Science Hall and State Historical Society are in the foreground. Main H... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards the Steensland Bridge crossing the Yahara River at Tenney Park. There are people in a boat just under the bridge. Caption reads... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Birds-eye view showing Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Waubesa and Lake Kegonsa. Shows the growth of Madison from the Isthmus along the southe... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac... |
| Date: | 07 11 1953 |
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| Description: | Text on front: "The Breakers, Racine, Wis." A green roofed white lodge on Lake Michigan's lakeshore. Trees, sidewalks, flowers, and lawns surround the lodg... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Rice Lake, Wis." Many adults and children are swimming and diving at the beach. There is a pier on the left and an ela... |
| Date: | 06 23 1938 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake Wis." printed over red text that reads: "Copyright 1927, E.C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wis." The view of Ri... |
| Date: | 07 06 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake Wis." and "E.C. Kropp, Pub. Milwaukee." Sunset over Rice Lake with a dramatic sky and clouds. The sun is ref... |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Sockness Park, Rice Lake, Wis." A dirt road runs towards the lake, then curves to the left along the shoreline. Cottages, boathouses ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Dam, Ripon, Wis." Water spills over the Ripon Dam, on Silver Creek, with the Ripon Pond in the background. Dwellings and a buildi... |
| Date: | 05 07 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View from the Lake, Madison, Wis." View of the Madison Capitol building, skyline and shoreline from Lake Monona or Mendota... |
| Date: | 06 18 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Messengers Shore, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis." Cottages and piers on the rocky shore of Devil's Lake. Tree-covered bluffs rise behind the... |
| Date: | 11 04 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "In 'Beautiful Washington Park,' Milwaukee." View of a pond with water lilies, flowers, trees and other wetland foliage. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Lagoon from Pavilion, Humboldt Park, Milwaukee, Wis." View of the water from a terrace with a stone balustrade. Several people are in... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Elk Monument, Juneau Park and N. W. Depot, Milwaukee." Statue of an Elk on an elaborate plinth in a park with gardens, lawns and side... |
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