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The Second Station of the Cross

Date: 1910
Description: A group of children are praying with their hands clasped in front of them, at the second station of the cross on Holy Hill, near Hartford, Wisconsin. Capti...
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Young Men's Christian Association Camp

Date: 1905
Description: The villa at the Young Men's Christian Association Camp. A group of girls and boys are sitting on the lawn on the left and two more people are sitting on t...
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Methodist Church

Date: 1909
Description: Street scene featuring a Methodist church. In front of the church a young boy stands in the dirt road near a man sitting in a horse-drawn wagon with a dog....
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Man, Woman and Girl

Date: 1930
Description: Group of three people standing outside on a sidewalk in front of a stone dwelling with a porch and steps behind them. A man holds a bottle, ready to pour i...
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Logging

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard of loggers posing with logs piled on horse-drawn sleds. Caption reads: "Logging, Athens, Wis."
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City Dock

Date: 1949
Description: Photographic postcard view of the City Dock on Lake Superior. There are four boats, and people and cars are on the dock. A sign in the foreground reads: "N...
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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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Frank Braeger Fishermen

Date: 1931
Description: Fishermen from the Frank Braeger fishing tugboat are standing for a group portrait in front of their fishing nets on Jones Island.
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A Steamship at the Warf at Christiansand

Date: 1908
Description: A postcard depicting a young man or teenager on a dock next to a steam ship.
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Views from Durand, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Ten musicians, men and boys, of a small brass band posing with their instruments in an open area outdoors. Includes two drummers. The men are wearing hats,...
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Views from Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor group portrait of seven members of a small brass band posing on the unpaved street holding their instruments. The men and boys in the band are wear...
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Thoroughfare Between Cranberry & Catfish Lakes

Date: 1910
Description: View from pier of two boys in a rowboat in the river, east of Eagle River. Caption reads: "Thoroughfare Between Cranberry & Catfish Lakes, Eagle River, Wis...
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C. M. & St. P. Railway Station

Date: 1916
Description: Photographic postcard view of a train on the tracks, several people on the platform, a boy standing with a bicycle, and a horse and carriage parked behind ...
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Franksville Baseball Team

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of the Franksville baseball team wearing their uniforms.
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High Water at Grand Rapids

Date: 10 08 1911
Description: View of a flooded street in a residential neighborhood. A boy is sitting on a post in the foreground on the far right. Caption reads: "High Water at Grand ...
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Fishing at Dam on Rock River

Date: 1912
Description: A group of boys are fishing on the river bank beside a dam. Buildings are on the far bank. Caption reads: "Fishing at Dam on Rock River, Jefferson, Wis."
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Pavilion, Pettibone Park

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored view of the pavilion in Pettibone Park. A group of children are posing in front of the pavilion. Caption reads: "Pavilion, Pettibone Park, La ...
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Junior Booster Club

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of nine young men, in coats and hats, standing together on a sidewalk in front of the entrance to a building. Caption reads: "Junior Booster...
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Conference Point, Croquet Grounds

Date: 1914
Description: Photographic postcard view of young people playing croquet on a court surrounded by trees. Men and women are standing on the right watching. There are auto...
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Lake Mills High School Baseball Team

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the high school baseball team and their coach sitting on a long bench.

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