Postcard
Wisconsin Veteran Home
Text on front reads: "Waupaca, Wis. Wisconsin Veteran Home, Dock and Water Tower, Chain O'Lakes." Elevated view from hill of a man on a pier, walking towards cottages at the Veterans Home. A water tower is across Rainbow Lake. The Wisconsin Veterans Home was built for injured Civil War Veterans and their wives. The facility began operations in 1888. Today the Veterans Cottages Historic District is listed on the National and State Register of Historic Places. |
Image ID: | 150805 |
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Creation Date: | after 1907 |
Creator Name: | Curt Teich & Co., Chicago |
City: | King |
County: | Waupaca |
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. #6182. |
Boats and boating |
Piers |
Lakes |
Shorelines |
Buildings |
Water towers |
Trees |
Clothing and dress |
Cottages |
Porches |
Cities and towns |
Hills |
Veterans |
Men |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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