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East Wisconsin Avenue Methodist Church

Date: 1900
Description: Front view of East Wisconsin Avenue Methodist Church. A man is standing on the sidewalk in front.
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"Sugar Means Ships"

Date: 1917
Description: Leaflet urging citizens to consume fewer sweetened beverages. The drawing shows a man and a woman seated at a soda shop.
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1935
Description: Holiday card of four children flying in an airplane with Christmas trees painted on the wings and bells on the tail. They are flying over a snow-covered la...
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Greetings from Our House to Your House

Date: 1962
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of a family posed on their staircase. A father, mother, two daughters and one son are pictured. At top is the text "Gree...
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Christmas Greetings from the Bryntesons

Date: 1970
Description: Photo holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Four portraits show the various members of the family, including a dog.
Postcard

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year

Date: 1964
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of three children, one boy and two girls, dressed in winter clothes, holding up an enlarged postcard. On the postcard is...
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Blessings At Christmas

Date: 1972
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Three photographs show Mom, Dad and daughter. A bow and pine branches decorate the card. The te...
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Laundry Line

Date: 1915
Description: Clothing hanging on a line to dry in a farm yard. A pot of steaming water is in the foreground. A small open-sided farm building is behind a fence with a g...
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Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...
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Cottage at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of a cottage with three entrances. Two hotel maids are seated on the porch. There is another cottage on the right.
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Tennis Court at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: The Coldwater Canyon Hotel tennis court, with two men playing tennis.
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A Corner of the Dining Room, Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: The dining room at the Birchcliff Hotel, with tables set for a midday meal.
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Main Building — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn of the main building, with a woman is standing at the entrance to the dining room of the Birchcliff Hotel.
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Log Cabin — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Guest log cabin in a wooded area at the Birchwood Hotel.
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Cottage at Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Cottage with a screened-in porch and a yard surrounded by trees.
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Main Building, The "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: View up drive towards the main building with wrap-around porch. A bicycle is parked at the bottom of the stairs. Guest cottages are behind the main buildin...
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Main Building, the "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Three-quarter view of the main building. A woman us standing on the porch holding a broom, and a bicycle is parked at the bottom of the stairs. Tennis rack...
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Cottage at the "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Guest cottage built of brick with swing in the yard.
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The Black Oaks Cottages at the Dells — E. Broadway, Kilbourn

Date: 1927
Description: Two small wood-frame cottages behind the main building at Black Oaks. A section of the porch of the main building is on the far right.
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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: Filling station and office at Brady's Lodge. An attendant is standing by the gas pump. There is a truck parked on the right. Signs on the left read: "Sandw...

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