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Town Hall and Church

Date: 1932
Description: Photographic postcard view of a man sitting on the steps of Town Hall. The Catholic church is in the background. Caption reads: "Town Hall and Church, La P...
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Caught Without A Spare

Date: 06 1932
Description: World War I veterans seated on the ground around a car with slogans painted on it such as "We Want Our Bonus" and "Bonus Seekers V.F.W. 796". They are prot...
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Nebraska Row

Date: 1930
Description: View from water of cottages along the shoreline in Nebraska Row, La Pointe, Madeline Island. Caption reads: "Nebraska Row — La Pointe, Wis."
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Toll House In Hudson

Date: 1937
Description: Toll House in Hudson showing two cars passing through. Caption reads: "Toll House, Hudson, Wis."
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The Great White Liner, "South American," the World's Finest Vacation on your own Great Lakes

Date: 1931
Description: Chicago, Duluth and Georgian Bay Transit Co. of Chicago, Illinois' screw passenger cruise vessel, "South American."
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Racing Souvenir

Date: 1935
Description: A souvenir postcard from the 1935 National Model Airplane Championship that featured illustrations of racing planes powered by Shell aviation gasoline such...
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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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Stephen and Clara Medhurst Willingham Chilton

Date: 12 25 1934
Description: Holiday postcard featuring a photograph of Stephen Chilton and Clara Medhurst Willingham Chilton, grandparents of Aunt Clara Bewick Colby.
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Deleglise Cabin

Date: 1930
Description: The first house in Antigo, the Deleglise cabin, built in 1878. Caption reads: "Deleglise Club, First House in Antigo, Built in 1877, Antigo, Wis." Handwrit...
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Alexander Gymnasium

Date: 1934
Description: View down drive toward the gymnasium. Caption reads: "Alexander Gymnasium, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis."
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Institute of Paper Chemistry

Date: 1930
Description: The Institute of Paper Chemistry at Lawrence College.
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University Hall, Lawrence College

Date: 1930
Description: University Hall, Lawrence College.
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Ashland County Court House

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "New Court House, Ashland, Wis." The Neoclassical courthouse was built in 1915 of limestone.
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Ashland Court House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the court house. Caption reads: "Court House, Ashland, Wis."
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State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1930
Description: View of the State Fish Hatchery. Caption reads: "State Fish Hatchery, near Ashland, Wis."
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Stand Pipe in Burlington

Date: 1930
Description: Text reads: "Stand Pipe, Burlington, Wis."
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Caption reads: "Hotel Oelke - on the banks of the Mississippi River, Cassville, Wisconsin." Sign on the hotel reads: "Old Denniston House". This view show...
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Farmer's and Merchants' Union Bank

Date: 1930
Description: Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank on a street corner. Designed by Louis Sullivan. Caption reads: "Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin....
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Bridge in Darlington

Date: 1935
Description: View toward bridge and hill. The bridge has lampposts. Buildings are on a hill in the background. Caption reads: "Bridge and Hill, Darlington, Wis."
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Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1935
Description: View looking up street towards the Soldiers' Monument on the median. People are standing near a cannon in the median in the foreground. Caption reads: "Sol...

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