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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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A Bit of Rocky Shore

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Description: Photographic postcard view along the rocky shoreline of Lake Michigan, including tall grass and shrubs. Caption reads: "A Bit of Rocky Shore - Gordon Lodge...
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County Trunk E and Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a county road crossing over a lake. Two automobiles are on the road. On the right is a boat at the shoreline behind a "Parkin...
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The Lobby, Gordon Lodge

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Description: Interior view of the lobby of Gordon Lodge. There is a deer head trophy mounted above the mantle of the stone fireplace, and a large spinning wheel between...
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Town Hall and McArdle Library

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the long stone building that houses the town hall on the right, and the library on the left. On the roof is a small cupola wi...
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Panter Hotel

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Description: View from road of the Panter Hotel and Sandwich Shoppe, which has a wrap-around porch with bushes planted in front. There are plants in a stone planter in ...
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Ridge-Birchwood Cottages — Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a cottage surrounded by trees and a lawn. A man and woman are sitting in lawn chairs near an oval-shaped stone bordered group...
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The Range Lights

Date: 1962
Description: Color postcard of a small, tower-like building on the side of a road.
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Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
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Along the Shore at Northport, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view along the shoreline of Lake Michigan at Northport.
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Eagle Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1957
Description: Color photographic postcard view of the Eagle Lighthouse in Peninsula State Park.
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Lighthouse at The Ridges Sanctuary in Door County

Date: 1962
Description: Color photograph of a range light built in 1870 to guide ships into the harbor at The Ridges Sanctuary, north of Bailey's Harbor, Door County. The Ridges S...
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Door County Fishing Dock

Date: 1958
Description: View towards a fishing dock on an outlet along the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
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Scenic Drive — Peninsula State Park

Date: 1956
Description: Evergreen Road in Peninsula State Park during fall peak season. An automobile is driving up the road.
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Sail Boats on Eagle Bay

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view across water towards small sailboats with two-man crews in Lake Michigan. A tree-lined shoreline is on the far right.
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At the End of the Road — Death's Door

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Description: View down a road, with a tree growing in the center. Lake Michigan and Plum Island are in the distance.
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Door Bluff, Door County

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Description: Black and white photographic postcard view across water towards Door Bluff on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Cana Island Lighthouse

Date: 1957
Description: Photographic postcard view of Cana Island Lighthouse, built in 1869, located between Moonlight Bay and North Bay, Door County, Wisconsin.
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Little Sister Bay

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of Little Sister Bay and the surrounding landscape.
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Fall Foliage, Door County

Date: 1952
Description: View across a field towards trees with fall color. The text on the reverse reads: "Beauty unsurpassed greets the eye of the visitor to Door County, Wiscons...

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