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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage, built in 1867. Caption reads: "M.E. Church and Parsonage, Shullsburg, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A postcard of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo) depicting aquatic fowl, with an inset of a sea lion on a rock. Caption reads: "At the Zoo, Madison, Wis.... |
| Date: | 07 28 1943 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the rock formation called Balanced Rock in Devil's Lake State Park. Foliage can be seen below and the sky is visible in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a view across water towards the rocky banks of Lake Wissota. Caption reads: "Lake Wissota, Chippewa Falls, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Colored postcard of rocky bluffs and a park road in Irvine Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from State Street looking towards St. Paul's University Chapel, 723 State Street. Text on postcard reads: "St. Paul's University Chapel, Madison, Wis.... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view from intersection towards the junior high school. Caption reads: "Washington Junior High School, Green Bay, Wis." |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | View across water toward a concrete arch bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Jackson Street Bridge, Janesville, Wis." |
| Date: | 1943 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Sockness Park, Rice Lake, Wis." A dirt road runs towards the lake, then curves to the left along the shoreline. Cottages, boathouses ... |
| Date: | 07 22 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Natural Gateway, Rockridge, Near Richland Center, Wis." An automobile is driving on a dirt road between two large rock outcroppings. ... |
| Date: | 10 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wis." Main street with a parking boulevard in the center, filled with automobiles. Several people are out a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Benedict's Heidelberg Club, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Benedict's Heidelberg Club, the showplace of the Northwest, is a truly beautiful re... |
| Date: | 07 21 1949 |
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| Description: | Text on the front reads: "The Highlands, Hy. 41 and 20, 21 miles south of Milwaukee, P.O. Sturtevant, Wis. - Phone: 18W." Additional text on the reverse: "... |
| Date: | 06 22 1942 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "U.S. Indian School, Tomah Wis." Opened in 1893, the Tomah Indian Industrial School was intended to teach Indian children how to shed ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1941 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Post Office, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1913 of Bedford Limestone in the Neoclassical style. It has an impressive portico, supported by... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Wausau, Wisconsin, 'Winter Sports Capital of the Midwest.'" On reverse: "Renowned throughout the midwestern states as the center of w... |
| Date: | 10 21 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "City Hall, West Allis, Wis." The entrance is two stories and has four columns, and the building is partially covered with vines. A wo... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Court House, West Bend, Wis." Built in 1889 of Cream Brick in the Richardson Romanesque style. The building is surrounded by trees an... |
| Date: | 11 15 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "College Entrance, State Teachers College, Whitewater, Wis." Simplified illustration, based on a photograph, of "Old Main" on the Wh... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin." The downtown area with buildings, storefronts and sidewalks along Main Street. Automobiles are o... |
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