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Mitchell Park

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Description: Small building covered with vines on the roof and sides on a path near the lake. Caption reads: "Mitchell Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
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The Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The Dam, Ripon, Wis." Water spills over the Ripon Dam, on Silver Creek, with the Ripon Pond in the background. Dwellings and a buildi...
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Sawmill & Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Brooks & Ross Sawmill & Dam, Schofield, Wis. 1909." The dam and millpond with the sawmill behind it. There are multiple buildings wit...
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Wolf River Paper & Fiber Company

Date: 1904
Description: Text on the front reads: "Wolf River Paper & Fiber Co., Shawano, Wis." Industrial buildings with a millpond in the foreground. The mill was founded in 1894...
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Vollrath Bowl

Date: 07 18 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Vollrath Bowl, Sheboygan, Wis." The land was donated in 1917 by the Vollrath heirs and the construction of the Vollrath Park Zoo was ...
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Greetings from Spooner

Date: 1960
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spooner, Wis." Text on reverse: "Looking north on this aerial view one can see the State Fish Hatchery in the foregrou...
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Bethesda Spring

Date: 06 16 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Bethesda Spring, Waukesha, Wis." Bethesda Spring is located inside an ornate pavilion surrounded by trees. The Terrace Hotel can be s...
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Milwaukee Asylum for Chronic Insane

Date: 07 01 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Milwaukee Asylum for Chronic Insane, Wauwatosa, Wis." Three multistory buildings with towers. A pond, trees, lawn, sidewalks and a br...
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West Bend Country Club

Date: 1960
Description: Text on reverse: "West Bend Country Club, West Bend, Wisconsin." Two buildings, trees and a pond at the West Bend Country Club. The front nine opened in 19...
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Trout Ponds at the State Hatchery

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Trout Ponds at the State Hatchery, Wild Rose, Wis." View across ponds lined with trees. In the background on the right are a man and ...

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