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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Reproduction of an oil painting at the Blatz Brewing Company depicting a happy barmaid holding overflowing steins of beer as she dances atop a barrel of Bl... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Humorous cartoon postcard showing a man flying an airplane constructed primarily of beer bottles, pretzels and sausages, and powered by Miller beer over th... |
| Date: | 07 03 1886 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard of the interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on... |
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| Description: | Milwaukee postcard showing a glass of beer, a pretzel, a cow and a milk maid. The card also features a short verse about Milwaukee's congeniality: "A cool ... |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard of the exterior to the Von Stiehl Winery building. The Italianate structure was built in 1868 on what is now called South Water... |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard view of the Von Stiehl Wine Salon at the Von Stiehl Winery. Interior view of the Wine Salon. Wine bottles and candelabras are d... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of an elevated view of the Nestle Chocolate Factory. Text on back reads: "This ultramodern plant was opened in 1966 to supply Nestle Chocola... |
| Date: | 07 21 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of two bear cubs at the Corner Bar. They are hanging out of a cardboard Blatz Beer box. The caption reads: "A Shot & a Beer & a Gin f... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view across road of the creamery. The entrance is on the left and a loading dock is on the right. Caption reads: "'Creamery,' Baldwin... |
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| Description: | Dogsled team and their driver in front of a loading dock stacked with barrels. Caption reads: "Tote Team, Bayfield, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an elevated view of the fishery and its dock. Caption reads: "View of Booth Fisheries Dock." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view across street towards the Herman Smith Saloon storefront, with a man and two dogs on the sidewalk in front. A horse and buggy ar... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a street scene. Groups of people are gathered along the sidewalks near storefronts. A building on the left has a painted sign... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the Farmers' Store at Stonefield. Sales clerks, customers and merchandise set the scene. |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the interior of the candy store at Stonefield. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the Elkhorn Creamery building. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across the Chippewa River towards an industrial red brick building, that is six stories tall in the center section, with a large smokestack at the cen... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View looking across unpaved Main Street towards commercial buildings, including a meat market and the First National Bank. There are horse-drawn vehicles p... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard. Three-quarter view of a beet sugar factory, with five sections of the building at different heights, including one that is five-stories... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a damaged mill. The following is part of the written message on the card: "Will send you a picture of the mill so you may see a pa... |
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