Postcard
Indian Canoe
Text on front reads: "Indian Canoe" and "Greetings from Tomah, Wis." On reverse: "Camp of berry-pickers, man, wife, and children. Camp site on a beautiful lake shore, where canoe is used as a means of transportation between camp and berry fields located on distant lake shore. Thousands of bushels of blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and cranberries are picked annually for market from the wild lands of the North by Indians. Berry picking is a profitable occupation for hundreds of northern Indians." |
Image ID: | 150356 |
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Creation Date: | after 1907 |
Creator Name: | E.C. Kropp Co. |
City: | Tomah |
County: | Monroe |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Divided back. 1¢ stamp. #7761-Wis. 43. |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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