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Wishing You Christmas Cheer

Date: 1908
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus, wearing his traditional red, fur-trimmed suit and hat, and black belt. He has a sack full of toys and is placing some of t...
Photograph

Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
Print

To My Valentine

Date: 1915
Description: Valentine's Day postcard with two women peering out of the doorway of a building looking at two Cupids with a donkey that is refusing to move. One woman is...
Postcard

The Dining Room at Little Norway

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Description: Color postcard of a dining room in a dwelling at Little Norway.
Print

American State Bank (Merrill, Wis.) Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the American State Bank, with a front view of the bank entrance, names of the officers, and "Capital and Surplus $100,000.000".
Print

"Double Indemnity" Lobby Card

Date: 1944
Description: Lobby card for the Paramount film "Double Indemnity," featuring a tinted scene from the movie, with leads Barbara Stanwyck (as Phyllis Dietrichson), Fred M...
Postcard

New West Side Catholic Church

Date: 1912
Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the New West Side Catholic Church. There are two entrances in the front. Caption reads: "New West Side Catholic ...
Postcard

M. E. Church

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Gothic arches are over the doors and windows. Caption reads: "M. E. Church, Belo...
Postcard

North Dormitory

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the North (men's) Dormitory at Beloit College.
Postcard

1st Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Exterior view of the M.E. Church. Caption reads: "1st Methodist Episcopal Church, Burlington, Wis."
Postcard

The Portiuncula Chapel

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Description: Color postcard view of a chapel with a fresco on the front. Statues of a Madonna and child and St. Francis are on the lawn.
Postcard

American House Bus

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Description: Color postcard of a horse bus in front of the Stonefield Visitors' Center.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Heavy Guard

Date: 11 23 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "A heavy guard stands in front of door guarding Lee Harvey Oswald, who has been charged in the assassin...
Book or Pamphlet

Farmer Thrifty's Barn

Date: 1876
Description: Front and back cover of brochure for Champion Reapers & Mowers. Front cover features flaps illustrated as barn doors that open up to reveal the brochure.
Postcard

Colonial Hotel

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Description: The facade of the Colonial Hotel, with signs and markers to show how the hotels location relates to area communities. Caption reads: "Everybody Stops at th...
Photograph

Front Entrance of Gisholt Machine Company

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Description: View of the front entrance of Gisholt Machine Company at 1245 East Washington.
Postcard

Main Entrance to Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians, Holy Hill

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the arched entrance to the main church at Holy Hill, with stained glass windows. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place...
Postcard

Junior Booster Club

Date: 1908
Description: Group portrait of nine young men, in coats and hats, standing together on a sidewalk in front of the entrance to a building. Caption reads: "Junior Booster...
Postcard

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

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Description: View across lawn towards the front of a church, which has a bell tower, and a statue in a niche above the entrance. Caption on back reads: "St. Joseph's...
Postcard

Hotel Swoboda, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Date: 1919
Description: Color postcard showing a three-story building, which has several signs indicating it is the Hotel Swoboda. Three cars are parked outside the building, and ...

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