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Seasons Greetings

Date: 1969
Description: Photographic holiday postcard of a couple on their bikes in a driveway. Shrubs and palm trees surround them. A map of the Pacific Ocean is in the backgroun...
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The Devil's Doorway and the Lake, Devil's Lake

Date: 06 28 1912
Description: Colorized postcard view of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees are growing among the rocks. The lake, bluffs, b...
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Norwegian Building at Little Norway

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Description: Color postcard of a Norwegian building at Little Norway. Built in Norway by the Norwegian Government, for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893.
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Scene at Little Norway

Date: 07 20 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A log building stands to the left and the chassis of a wagon to the right. Text below reads: "Scene at L...
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Aerial View of Boscobel

Date: 10 24 1946
Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town. Text below reads: "Aerial View — Boscobel, Wis."
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Resort near Boulder Junction

Date: 07 14 1958
Description: Photographic postcard of a cottage path at Syd's Resort of the Woods. Many cottages can be seen through the trees, and a lawn swing is on the right. Many o...
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Pheasant Inn on Mason Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards the Pheasant Inn on Lake Mason. Buildings are along the shoreline behind large trees. Two people are in a r...
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Pieper's Fruit Farm

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Description: Color postcard of an aerial view of Pieper's Fruit Farm. The apple orchards are behind the farmhouse and outbuildings.
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Buff Creek Farm

Date: 06 19 1915
Description: Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea...
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High School

Date: 08 02 1916
Description: Colorized photographic postcard from across a street of the high school. There is a stone wall in front of the school, and a steep hill behind. Caption rea...
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New Jail

Date: 12 30 1912
Description: Photographic postcardview from across a street of the exterior of the new two-story brick jail. Caption reads: "New Jail, Alma, Wis."
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High and Grade School

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Description: Tinted photographic postcard of Cable's High and Grade School building. A flag flies on the right, and a group of children are looking out of a second stor...
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Aloha Beach, Lake Winnebago

Date: 06 12 1912
Description: View of Aloha Beach on Lake Winnebago near Appleton. There is a shaded boardwalk along the shoreline and sailboats are on the lake. Caption reads: "Aloha B...
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Main Building, Lawrence University

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Description: Postcard view of the ivy covered exterior of Main Building on the Lawrence University campus. Caption reads: "Main Bldg, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis...
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Campus and Main Building

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Description: View across lawn toward the campus. Caption reads: "Campus & Main Building, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wis."
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Bird's-Eye View of Downtown and Trempealeau River

Date: 01 03 1914
Description: Elevated view of downtown and the Trempealeau River. Caption reads: "Bird's [sic] Eye View, Arcadia, Wis."
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Greetings from Ashland, Wisconsin

Date: 06 15 1950
Description: View of outhouses in a wooded area.
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The First House in Wisconsin

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Description: Historical marker identifying the location of the first house in Wisconsin built between Washburn and Ashland in 1658.
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Off Madeline Island

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Description: View across water towards two schooners off the shore of Madeline Island, one of the islands that comprise the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Two large ...
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Four Children Pose Outdoors

Date: 1930
Description: An older boy and two girls hold hands with a young boy. The girls are wearing dresses and the older boy is wearing knickers, stocking, shoes, shirt and tie...

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