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Lawe Street Hill

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Description: Scenic view of two women standing along a railing on a sidewalk above a stone wall viewing the way to the river. Caption reads: "Lawe Street Hill to Fox Ri...
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Pettibone Peabody Retail Store

Date: 1909
Description: Front view of the Pettibone Peabody retail store. A large store with four stories situated on a corner. An automobile is at the curb and pedestrians on the...
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Golf Club House

Date: 1905
Description: The Golf Club House in Janesville. Two women are standing on the porch Caption reads: "Golf Club House, Janesville, Wis."
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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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Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Main Street, looking east, people standing on sidewalk and horse-drawn carriages on street. Signs on one building read: "City Meat Market." Caption reads: ...
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Fox River

Date: 1907
Description: View towards the front of the excursion boat "Thistle" loaded with riders on the Fox River. Two people are standing on the right above the pilings near a b...
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Old Ladies Home

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the Old Ladies Home. Women are sitting on the porch. Caption reads: "Old Ladies Home, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1910
Description: View along top of hill in the park toward a woman and child sitting on a bench near the monument. At the bottom of the hill on the left are railroad tracks...
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South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South entrance; an open car with two people is crossing the bridge. Stone lions flank the bridge on each corner. A lighthouse is in the background. Caption...
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Henry Vilas Zoo

Date: 1940
Description: A postcard of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) depicting aquatic fowl, with an inset of a sea lion on a rock. Caption reads: "At the Zoo, Madison, Wis....
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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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Goodwin Block

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view from the street of the Goodwin block, featuring a hotel and a pharmacy. Several bicycles are parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Go...
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Bluff Street

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a tree-lined street in a residential neighborhood. A church is on the left corner. A horse and cart are parked next to the curb ...
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Hilgen Spring Park

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Description: Hand-colored view along shoreline of people posing in a rowboat near a boathouse. Other people are leaning against a railing and standing near a boathouse....
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Sterlingworth Hotel, Lauderdale Lakes

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Description: Colored view across lawn towards a hotel with a screened-in porch. Three women are standing at the entrance on the left. In the center are three men standi...
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Wisconsin Central Depot

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Description: View of the Central Wisconsin Depot looking southeast. A few people are on the platform. There is a billboard for Gulf Coast Country across the street. Cap...
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Country Club

Date: 1919
Description: Colored postcard view of the country club. Women are on the porch, and men are in rocking chairs on the lawn. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesville, Wis...
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Second Lock

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Description: View of a lock on the Fox River. There is a boat in the canal, and pedestrians standing on the canal wall on the right. Caption reads: "Second Lock, Kaukau...
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Steamer "Winnebago" at the Dells

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Description: View across water towards a two-level flat bottom steam excursion boat. Tourists are on the upper deck. In the background is a tree-lined shoreline. Captio...
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Kreinersville, Wis., Twenty-five Miles north, Grantsburg, Wis.

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Description: Several people are gathered on the front stoop of a building, probably a general store. Horses and wagons are in the road. Log buildings are in the backgro...

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