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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: A holiday postcard depicting the traditional image of St. Nicholas walking on foot garbed in a long green robe and carrying a bunch of switches for naughty...
Photograph

Polish Immigrant Women

Date: 1895
Description: Polish immigrant women at the Market Square wearing traditional, national clothing. In the background are brick buildings. A sign on one building reads: "C...
Postcard

A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous...
Postcard

Tall-Tale Postcard: Santa on a Bi-Plane

Date: 1909
Description: Photomontage of Santa Claus and his reindeer riding on the top wing of a bi-plane. More sacks of toys and wrapped gifts are on the lower wing. Buildings an...
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Santa and Children on a Coffee Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertising greeting card which reads "Handsome Christmas Card in Every package of Lion Coffee, November 5 to Christmas Day." The card depicts Santa Claus ...
Print

New Year's Card

Date: 1888
Description: New Year's Day greeting card depicting a boy and girl ice skating.
Photograph

Smith Tavern

Date: 1890
Description: Side view of the Jesse Smith tavern, built in 1847. Two people are standing in front of the tavern in the snow. Handwriting at the bottom reads: "Home of J...
Photograph

Mary and Nelson Ross

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Description: Winter scene with Mary and Nelson Ross of Ross' Teal Lake Lodge. They are posing in the snow with skis and snowshoes.
Postcard

Winter View at King's Gateway Hotel

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Description: Five people are standing at a fence rail looking down at King's Gateway Hotel. Caption reads: "Winter View at King's Gateway Hotel from the Top of the Ski ...
Photograph

International H-400 Payloader

Date: 1964
Description: International H-400 Payloader lifting a load of dirt. The H-400 was built by Hough, the construction equipment subsidiary of International Harvester.
Photograph

Hough HE Payloader Loading Snow into Truck

Date: 1950
Description: Hough HE Payloader loading snow into a truck. The HE was built by Frank G. Hough Company, a Libertyville, Illinois, manufacturer of construction equipment.
Photograph

Land Economic Inventory Mapping Crew

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Description: Wisconsin Land Economic Inventory mapping crew starting out in the snow for instruction.
Photograph

Curling Match

Date: 1956
Description: Curlers sweep in front of a stone during a curling match.
Photograph

Market Square

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Polish immigrants in Market Square with horse-drawn lumber sledges and hay wagons. Commercial buildings are in the background. A sign on o...
Photograph

Lamp House

Date: 1912
Description: The Robert Lamp house, 22 North Butler Street, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, architect. A man wearing a coat and hat is standing at the front right corne...
Photograph

International Transtar Eagle on the Road

Date: 1975
Description: International Transtar Eagle semi tractor with trailer.
Photograph

Large Snowbank

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Several people are standing on a large snow bank on 8th Street, looking north after the big snowstorm of 1881. Signs hanging over the sidewalk attached to ...
Photograph

View, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Date: 03 04 1881
Description: Winter scene from the corner of 7th Street after the "big snow" of 1881, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Snow in Sheboygan

Date: 1880
Description: Winter scene of Sheboygan after a heavy snowfall. Mr. Henry C. Mueller can be seen on the top of the three-story building which he built in 1871. Many peop...
Photograph

Logging on a Reservation

Date: 1909
Description: A group of Native American Indian loggers pose on piles of logs at the Courtes Oreilles Reservation.

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