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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...
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Group Seated on Porch

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Description: Two men and one woman are seated on a porch. The men are smoking cigars. Two children can be seen standing behind the screen door behind them.
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Built — 1852

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of a three-quarter view of the exterior of an abandoned church. There are broken shutters in the belfry and a broken window in front....
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The Lobby, Gordon Lodge

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Description: Interior view of the lobby of Gordon Lodge. There is a deer head trophy mounted above the mantle of the stone fireplace, and a large spinning wheel between...
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Wayland Hall Wayland Academy

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of Wayland Hall. Caption reads: "Wayland Hall, Wayland Academy, Beaver Dam, Wis."
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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 ...
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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...
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North Dormitory

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

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Description: An exterior view of a brick church with arched stained glass windows and a steeple. Stairs leading to the front and 2 side entrances.
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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.
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St. Kilian Catholic Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of a church and neighboring dwellings. A field is in the foreground. Caption reads: "St. Kilian Cath. Church."
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American House Bus

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Description: Color postcard of a horse bus in front of the Stonefield Visitors' Center.
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Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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Lemon Tree

Date: 1905
Description: A large unripened lemon hangs from a bare branch of a potted lemon tree photographed in a parlor. The tree has lost most of its leaves. A printed inscripti...
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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...
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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...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

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Description: Tinted postcard view across street towards a church on a corner lot. There is a wooden building in the background on the left, and the side of a brick buil...
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St. Mary's Parish

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Description: Night view of St. Mary's Church, showing the tower and front of the church. Streetlights and floodlights around the church illuminate the facade. The rear ...
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Northwoods Tavern

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Description: Exterior view of tavern, with two entrances. The windows and doors are arched at the top and there are eyebrow vents on the roof. Caption reads: "Northwood...
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A Scene Near Spring Green

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "A Scene Near Spring Green, Wis." Two men are standing in the open doorwway, and one man is standing with a white horse in the yard of...

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