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Woman Peeling Potatoes in front of TV

Date: 1956
Description: "All To Myself" brochure for the NBC Matinee Theater with a woman sitting front of the television peeling potatoes with her shoes off. There is an outline ...
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Allis Chalmers Club House

Date: 1910
Description: The Allis Chalmers Club House. Caption reads: "Allis Chalmers Club House, West Allis, Wis."
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International Truck Advertising Poster

Date: 1951
Description: Advertising poster for International trucks with a color illustration of a truck driver sitting in an easy chair with his feet propped up under the text "c...
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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The Birch Cottage at Everett's Resort

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Description: Exterior view of the Birch Cottage surrounded by trees. There is a cushioned porch swing and other outdoor furniture on the rustic porch which wraps around...
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Here's a Go!!

Date: 1936
Description: Holiday card with a man lounging in a easy chair. He is holding a cigarette in a holder in his left hand and a cocktail in his right. He is wearing a smoki...
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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.
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The Lodge at Telemark

Date: 09 02 1975
Description: Color postcard of the interior of the Lodge at Telemark showing one of the largest stone fireplaces in the world. It is constructed out of 155 tons of nati...
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View on the Lawn "The Highland"

Date: 1931
Description: View of the Highland Hotel's lakeside lawn. Several park benches are among the trees on the lawn. In the background at the shoreline is a boathouse with a ...
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The Breakers

Date: 07 11 1953
Description: Text on front: "The Breakers, Racine, Wis." A green roofed white lodge on Lake Michigan's lakeshore. Trees, sidewalks, flowers, and lawns surround the lodg...
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Anchor Inn, Pinewood Lodge

Date: 1937
Description: Text on front reads: "Anchor Inn, Pinewood Lodge, Rhinelander, Wis." A large log cabin, possibly for multiple guests, is surrounded by trees. Many of the w...
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Lofty Pines Lodge

Date: 1964
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Lofty Pines Lodge. Big St. Germain Lake. St. Germain, Wisconsin. American and European Plan." Interior view of a lodge at a Norther...
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Duffy's Resort

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Pioneer Cabin at Duffy's Resort on Long Lake, Sarona, Wis." A square hewn log cabin at a resort has a stone chimney and is surrounded...
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Clysmic Spring

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Clysmic Spring, Waukesha, Wis." The spring is shown inside a pavilion and surrounded by benches, chairs, flowers and bottles. Between...
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Froelich's Sayner Lodge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Froelich's Sayner Lodge, Sayner, Wisconsin. AAA. One of Northern Wisconsin's fine American Plan Resorts * Your choice of accommodat...
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Summer Cottages

Date: 03 20 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Summer Cottages, Shell Lake, Wis." View across lake towards cottages on the shore, and boathouses, piers and trees. A man is standing...
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Cabin Among the Northern Pines

Date: 03 30 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Cabin Among the Northern Pines, Greetings for Tomahawk, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Here in the Northland are found numerous scenes such...
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Fountain Spring House

Date: 07 14 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Fountain Spring House, Waukesha, Wis." On July 4, 1874, the Fountain Spring House opened for business. Built of Waukesha limestone, t...

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