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Haas House in Calumet Harbor

Date: 1847
Description: Carl de Haas house from across a river.
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View across pond looking towards the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View looking down hill towards the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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French Trading Post Site

Date: 1920
Description: Site where the first French trading post in Wisconsin was built at the fork of the Fond du Lac River in 1787. The site is located near the city's gas plant...
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Lakeside Park Shoreline

Date: 
Description: View across water towards the shoreline on the right, with a lighthouse in the distance.
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Calumet Harbor

Date: 1920
Description: Calumet Harbor on Lake Winnebago. On the left is a map, and on the right are two images, one captioned: "Calumet Harbor".
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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: Some Style

Date: 1913
Description: Two men are pulling a giant fish over a wooden fence. They are on the shore of a lake. On the ground beside the men rests a pile of several other giant fis...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Landing a Pike, Attica, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: A group of men on a lakeshore grapple with a giant pike. Two men pull on a rope hooked to the pike while two more stand ready with harpoon-like sticks. Ano...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Kickers without Frogs

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic mock-up for an Alfred Stanley Johnson photomontage postcard entitled "Kickers." A boy wearing waders and holding a rifle stands with his arms ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Kickers with Frogs

Date: 1913
Description: Photomontage of a group of giant frogs next to a pond. One of the frogs is kicking a boy's arms, causing them to fly upwards. A dog is sitting by the feet ...
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Boys Swimming in Mill Pond

Date: 1921
Description: Two young boys swim in a mill pond beside a dilapidated building.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1870
Description: View across water toward the back side of a railroad station and outbuilding that face the creek. A hotel, garage, and homes are around the structure.
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Tall-tale Postcard: Water Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: A convertible automobile with its top down has crashed into the back of a horse-drawn water wagon. One passenger has flown through the air and pierced the ...
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Lakeside Park

Date: 1932
Description: Children and adults enjoy a sunny day at the Lake Winnebago shore in Lakeside Park in Fond du Lac.
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Beaver Dam

Date: 1932
Description: View from shoreline of a pond that has formed behind a beaver dam.
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American Fur Company Buildings

Date: 
Description: A scene including the American Fur Company buildings, an American flag, a lake and people in boats.
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Driving Along Mill Pond

Date: 1911
Description: View of an automobile driving down a road bordering a pond on the left. On the right is fencing and a wooden gate and a hill. Caption reads: "Driving Along...
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Scenic View

Date: 1910
Description: View of a river with a dam waterfall. A road runs along the far side of the river, and a large barn is across the road on the right. Caption reads: "Scenic...

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