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Gallery Covered in Ivy

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Description: Small building completely covered in ivy, with a chimney projecting at the top left side of the roof.
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Gatter Cottage, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: Cottage built by Marie Gatter beginning in the 1920s along the shore road in the park. It was razed in the winter of 1960-61. The chimney was originally pa...
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Scottish Rite Cathedral

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Description: Exterior view of cathedral. A flag is flying from the roof on the right. Caption reads: "Scottish Rite Cathedral, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Ruins of a Government Building

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Description: The ruins of an old stone government post building. Caption reads: "Old Government Post Building, Fort Smith, Ark. 'On the Frisco'."
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Ivy-Covered Cottage

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Description: A view of an ivy-covered cottage with a chimney in Cape Cod.
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River Scene

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Description: A boat rests along the shoreline of a river and town buildings are visible in the background on the opposite bank.
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Crawfish River Bridge in Jefferson, Wisconsin

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Description: A wood bridge spans Crawfish River. The shores are lined with foliage, power lines, and several buildings.
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Central School

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Description: View of Central School. The brick building features arch windows and two chimneys. An enclosed bridge connects the building to another beside it and tree...
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City View

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Description: View of a residential area of Fish Creek, looking out over Fish Creek Harbor.
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River Scene

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Description: View of the Rock River. Two men stand before a dam and, beyond them, a woman stands on a bridge. Downtown buildings are visible in the background.
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Rock River from Fourth Street

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Description: View of Rock River from Fourth Street. Trees line the banks of the river, and a smokestack is in silhouette behind trees in the distance.
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Rock River from Main Street Bridge

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Description: View of Rock River from the Main Street Bridge. On the right industrial buildings are along the shoreline, and a bridge is in the distance.
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Industrial Plant

Date: 1900
Description: View across water toward the back of an industrial plant. A smokestack is behind a building on the left.
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1911
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus peering over the top of the roof of a house, and a chimney. He is wearing a red coat and hat with brown fur trim. Above h...
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Rocky Coastline

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Description: A rocky coast is populated with homes, hotels, and a lighthouse.
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Homes Along the Coast

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Description: Homes stand along the coast near cliffs on Block Island.
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Fahnestock House and Saddleback Mountain

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Description: View of the Fahnestock House with Saddleback Mountain in the background.
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Residences on Mountainside

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Description: Elevated view of a colony of residences in a mountain setting.
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View from the New Warner Road, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Photographic postcard view from hill of Devil's Lake and bluffs seen through the trees. A roof and chimney are below the hill. The text at the bottom reads...
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Skillet Creek Fruit Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a two-story house with a front porch and an enclosed porch on the side. In the background is a barn or outbuilding.

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