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Windmill and Gas Station

Date: 1931
Description: Windmill and Gas Station. Written on back: "The 'Service Station.'"
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Al Peterson

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Description: A man and woman are standing together outdoors. People are in a field in the background. Written on back: "Al Peterson (Lieutenant)."
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Man Outside Lodge

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Description: Man standing on the sidewalk outdoors in front of a building constructed of logs, with rustic railings, and stone slab steps with rock detail on the stairs...
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Stone Building

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Description: Three men standing in front of a stone building. Written on back: "At the 'Dynamite House.' Bob Barnard, Floyd Preston, Bill Barnard."
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Man in front of Lodge at Trout Lake

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Description: A man wearing a coat, necktie and cap is standing at the top of wood and slab stone steps with rustic railing at an entrance to the lodge at Trout Lake. A ...
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Woman in front of Lodge at Trout Lake

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Description: Woman standing on the sidewalk in front of the lodge at Trout Lake. The building is constructed of logs, with rustic railings, and stone slab steps with ro...
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Group of Children on Trout Lake

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Description: Group of children wearing ice skates standing together on Trout Lake.
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Champs '39-'40

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Description: Group portrait of ten young women on a basketball team. Two women on the left are holding a basketball that has "Red's" written on it, and a woman in the c...
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The Rex Bar

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Description: People are sitting on stools along the bar, with bartenders behind serving drinks. Signs above the bar read: "Cocktails" and "Liquors." There is a jukebox ...
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Man and Woman with Fire Watch Seaplane

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Description: A man and a woman are standing on a shoreline in front of a fire watch seaplane pulled up onto the beach. On the tail of the plane is the Piper Cub logo fe...
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Northern Lights Greeting Card

Date: 1947
Description: Greeting card with a drawing of an outdoor scene of a snow-covered log-cabin in the woods, with the northern lights in the sky. Smoke is coming out of the ...
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Dining Room Greeting Card

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Description: Greeting card with a drawing of a dining room table set for dinner. A view of a kitchen is through an open doorway in the background, with pots hanging nea...
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Trout Lake Greeting Card

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Description: Greeting card with a drawing of an elevated view of log buildings at Trout Lake. Snow is on the ground and on the roofs of the buildings.
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Log Cabin Greeting Card

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Description: Greeting card with a drawing of a log cabin in the woods. Snow is on the ground, and wreaths are in the windows and on the door.
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Red Truck Greeting Card

Date: 1940
Description: Greeting card with a drawing of a person driving a red truck fast on a snow-covered road. The bed filled to bursting with supplies, including a turkey that...
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Deer in Snow Greeting Card

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Description: Greeting card with a drawing of a deer in the snow, pausing in front of a snow-covered rustic gate on a road in the woods. A sign on the gate reads: "D.L....
Postcard

The Famous Little Bohemia Lodge

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Description: Exterior view of the lodge. Cars are parked in front, and a man is standing among trees. Caption reads: "The Famous Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish, Wisco...
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Billy's Rathskeller

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Description: Two men are standing behind a bar. Above the back of the bar are signs that read: "Wines," "Cocktails" and "Liquors." Caption reads: "Billy's Rathskeller, ...
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The Lounge, Emil Wanatka's Famous Little Bohemia

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Description: Interior view of the Lounge. A large fireplace is on the back wall. Armchairs, and chairs and tables are distributed around the room. Caption reads: "The L...
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Curley's Tavern

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Description: Interior view of the bar, and an exterior view of the facade. Text reads: "Everybody Goes to . . Curley's Tavern, Minocqua, Wisconsin, Chinese and American...

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