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Billings Park
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Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surrounded by hills and trees. The islands and some shorelines have decorative stone walls.
1940
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W013YC6
WHi 150208
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Scene on St. Louis River
1907
Text on front reads: "Scene on St. Louis River, Superior, Wis." Elevated view of the St. Louis River emptying into an fresh water estuary on its way to Lake Superior between Superior, Wisconsin, an...
Big Manitou Falls
August 7, 1942
Text on front reads: "Big Manitou Falls, Ht. 165 Ft., Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." The falls are on the Black River and surrounded by shrubs and rocks.
Greetings from Superior
August 16, 1946
Text on front reads: "Greetings from Superior, Wis." Large Letter style postcard with a scene in the background of a fisherman on a Northern Wisconsin lake. Inside the letters that spell "Superior"...
Fishermans Shack
1932
Text on front reads: "Fishermans Shack, Wis Point, Superior Wis." A man peers around the corner of his tar paper covered fishing shack on Wisconsin Point. A wind vane is on top of a wooden tower in...
Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park
1938
Text on front reads: "Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." On reverse: "Manitou Falls, with a specacular drop of 165 ft., is the most outstanding, picturesque waterfall in the State....
Superior Public Library
1915
Text on front reads: "Superior Public Library, Superior, Wis." A Carnegie Library, built in 1902 of brick in the Neoclassical style. It was the oldest Carnegie Library built in Wisconsin. An automo...
