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Scenic Old Mill
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Text on reverse reads: "On Highway 13. Scenic Old Mill. This picturesque windmill is seen along the beautiful South Shore Drive, Hiway [number struck out with a star], on the Lake Superior Circle Route Tour." The Davidson Windmill was built by Jacob Davidson in 1904 and operated until 1926. The mill ground animal feed and flour for residents within a ten mile area. The mill is a State and National Historic Site.
1950
Gallagher's Studio of Photography, Duluth, Minnesota
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WHi 149973
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The Old Mill
1910
Text on front reads: "Waterloo, The Old Mill." A three-story mill on the bank of a millpond.
Pattison State Park
1960
Text on front reads: "Pattison Park, Superior, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Pattison State Park. 12 Miles from Superior, Wisc. on Hiway 35. Interfalls Lake is a delightful lake formed by the damming of...
Old Mill and Water Wheel
1935
View of a wooden water wheel and mill. There is no water flowing under the wheel.
The Old Grist Mill
1915
Photographic postcard view of the old grist mill, with a cemetery in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Cedarburg."
