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| Description: | Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from bridge looking over at a hill leading down to bath houses and fenced-in swimming areas for beginners. Establishment of Wm. Bechstein. Ca... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of the Chequamegon Hotel of Ashland, on Lake Superior, with a three-quarter view of the hotel, as seen from the waterfront, set into a cartouche... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Stamp for Wisconsin created during or after President Calvin Coolidge's 1928 summer visit to Wisconsin. President Coolidge spent the summer fishing on the ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard view of the "C.G. Richter" at the dock, a ferry operating between mainland Door County and Washington Island. |
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| Description: | View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a Washington Island ferry docked at Gills Rock, with an automobile in the hold and tourists on board. |
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| Description: | View across water towards a lakefront resort and boat landing. There are people in a few boats in the lake, and other boats tied up at piers. There is tave... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view down pier towards a lakeside hotel. Tourists are standing on the pier, and are also on the lawn. A sign at the shoreline framing... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text at top reads: "Racine, Wis. View from Top of Court-House." An elevated view of Racine including the harbor. Buildings, rooftops, signs, the gas works ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front: "Racine, Wis. Looking N.E." Elevated view of the city and harbor, looking Northeast. |
| Date: | 08 25 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Baraboo, Wis. Boat Landing, Baraboo River." A man in a boat on the river, trees, cottages and piers are on the shorelines. Text on re... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "National Exchange Bank, Waukesha, Wis." Built in 1921 in the Neoclassical style. Located on West Main Street between other brick and ... |
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