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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Manitowoc on the shores of Lake Michigan. A map of the northeastern part of the United States at the top indicates Manitowoc's location ... |
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| Description: | The railroad bridge over the Rock River. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of winding tributaries leading to Mississippi River. A road passes over a bridge in the foreground. Caption reads: "A View on the Mississippi... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis. in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main Stre... |
| Date: | 10 06 1911 |
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| Description: | View of Monsos Brothers Grocery & Crockery after most of the building was washed away by the flooding Black River. High, rushing water can be seen on the r... |
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| Description: | Colorized view across a river toward Dunlap Square. A bridge is on the right. Caption reads: "Dunlap Square, Marinette, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized view of a road along a river. Caption reads: "The River Road, Marinette, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized view of a river full of logs, and a smokestack and factory in the distance. On the left is a dirt road and trees. Caption reads: "Logging Scene, ... |
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| Description: | Colorized view of a log jam scene with industrial buildings in the background. Caption reads: "A Log Jam, Marinette, Wis." |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of Dream River, North Cave, opened in 1957, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 03 02 1908 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a river and tree-lined shore. Rocks are in the river and a bridge is in the background. Caption reads: "Riverside, Near Abbotsford, W... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view up the river. The trees along the shoreline are reflected in the water. Caption reads: "North Branch of the Oconto River at Chut... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard with view of the river and tree-lined shorelines. |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspend... |
| Date: | 06 13 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the Sugar River. Elevated view of buildings and trees lining the shoreline. Two men can be seen standing next to the dam among a p... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Decatur Dam. The shoreline and trees are visible in the background. Text at the top reads: "Decatur Dam, Brodhead, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Old Clarance Bridge, a covered bridge. Text in red in the upper right corner reads: "Old Clarance Bridge, Brodhead, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Cow Bridge. A farm is on the shoreline on the right. A man is standing on the bridge. Text in the lower right corner reads: ... |
| Date: | 05 15 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Bruce with seven photographs. The fairgrounds, Main Street, farm scene, Catholic Church, Chippewa River bridge,... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from shoreline of a bridge over the Chippewa River. Caption reads: "Bridge Crossing Chippewa River, Bruce, Wis." |
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