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House Boating at Clarke's Point

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "House Boating at Clarke's Point, Winneconne, Wis." A group of women posing in and around a canoe in front of a houseboat. In the back...
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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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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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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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Surgical Hospital

Date: 02 07 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Stoughton Surgical Hospital, Stoughton, Wis." Two women are standing on the porch and a man and two more women are standing on the si...
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Maid of the Mist

Date: 06 03 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Maid of the Mist, Gillett Park, Tomah, Wis." A stone fountain with a statue of a woman in the center, holding a water vessel on her s...
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Returning from Work

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "'Returning from Work.' St. John's Institute for Deaf Mutes. St. Francis, Wis." A group of six women holding implements and a nun are ...
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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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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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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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Emerson Hall

Date: 10 26 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Emerson Hall, Beloit, Wis." The Tudor Revival building was constructed in 1897 as a dormitory for women. It is built of brick with ma...
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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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Willow Dale at North End of Rock Lake

Date: 1916
Description: A row of three small cabins with screened-in porches. Groups of people are sitting in front of each cabin. Caption reads: "Willow Dale at North End of Rock...
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Soo Line Depot

Date: 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "Soo Line Depot, Stevens Point, Wis." The depot was built in 1918 of brick in the Prairie School style. There are pedestrians on the p...
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City Hall

Date: 10 21 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "City Hall, West Allis, Wis." The entrance is two stories and has four columns, and the building is partially covered with vines. A wo...
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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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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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Maple Bluff

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Description: View across water towards a small boat named "Julia" at Maple Bluff (Lake Mendota) with six people in it. Caption reads: "Maple Bluff, Madison, Wis."
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A Birch Bark Indian Home

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "A Birch Bark Indian Home, Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A Native American family of five is seated in front of their birch bark wig...
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Lagoon from Pavilion

Date: 1923
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...

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