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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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Hoo Hoo Club Hotel

Date: 04 24 1910
Description: The Hoo Hoo Club Hotel, a lumbermen's social organization. Two men are standing near a man driving a sled carrying milk cans pulled by two horses in front ...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus, wearing the traditional red suit and hat with white fur trim, waving to two children. Santa has a basket of toys and dolls...
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Circus Performers in Front of the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1908
Description: Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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People Posing in front of Lake House

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of men, children and a dog posing in front of Lake House. Another man with two children are sitting on the porch step...
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View on Main Street

Date: 10 02 1914
Description: View across street of shops and other buildings along Main Street. A buggy is driving down the road. There is a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Vi...
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Business District

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the business district. Local business and homes are on on both sides of the main road. Horse-drawn wagons are parked on the ...
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Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake

Date: 07 18 1915
Description: Black and white postcard of Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake. Staff and/or visitors are posing on the front porch and on the lawn. The wrap-around b...
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Commercial Hotel

Date: 06 28 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of the exterior of the three-story Commercial Hotel. The building has a false front. Two women stand on the balcony and two men stand...
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Le Chateau Boutin

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Description: View of the exterior of Le Chateau Boutin during peak fall color.
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Hotel Gueller

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Description: Photographic postcard of an exterior view from street of a hotel on a snowy day. Caption reads: "Birnamwood, Wis."
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Scene at Browntown

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Description: Photographic postcard view of an intersection with commercial buildings on both corners. Several horses and carts are on the street, and a windmill is in t...
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Main Street

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of Main Street with horses and carts along the street. Dwellings and commercial buildings are on both sides of the stre...
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Cecil from Public Dock

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Description: Photographic postcard from the end of the public dock looking inland towards buildings on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Cecil from Public Dock."
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Holiday Inn at Eau Claire

Date: 1965
Description: A color photographic view from a balcony of the enclosed courtyard at the Holiday Inn on Clairemont Avenue, showing the pool and a swing set.
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House on Monona Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards house at 210 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), a property owned by Colonel George M. Neckerman and Elizabet...
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Highland Park Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view across lawn towards a large hotel with a long porch, long balcony and two spires. Caption reads: "Highland, Dela...
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Highland Park Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: View across lawn towards the Highland Park Hotel, a large white building with twin spires and a wrap around porch and balcony. A number of people are stand...
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Sacred Heart Hospital

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Description: Colorized photographic postcard view of Sacred Heart Hospital. Balconies are on the second floor on the side of the building, and porches are on all three ...
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Anderson Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Anderson Hotel. The building is a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Caption reads: "Anderson Hotel, Ep...

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