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Lone Fisherman

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Description: View across water towards Laurie Peterson, son of the photographer, fishing from a rock on a misty morning near the family home.
Postcard

Mitchell Park

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Description: Small building covered with vines on the roof and sides on a path near the lake. Caption reads: "Mitchell Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Casino Park

Date: 1910
Description: Three men in a rowboat boating beneath an ivy-covered stone bridge in a park.
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Beach Bathing

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Description: Men paddle rowboats near a dock on Katy Lake. The view features five rowboats in plain view, and several other boats off to the far right. The lake is bord...
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Fishing Near Canoes

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Description: A man sits in a floating canoe filled with fishing equipment while another canoe rests on a nearby shore.
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Chicago, Northwestern Railroad Tracks

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Description: View of Chicago, Northwestern Railroad set of two railroad tracks at Devil's Lake, chartered in 1859. To the right, power lines run the length of the Devil...
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Devil's Lake

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Description: View of Devil's Lake from the cliffs.
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Row Boats at Devil's Lake

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Description: A man and two women stand on a dock at Devil's Lake while a couple rows in a canoe on the water. Other rowboats are docked nearby and a covered rowboat na...
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Pier at Bible Institute

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Description: Rear view of the Bible Institute on Green Lake. Two men are sitting in a boat docked at a pier. Behind them are stairs leading to the rear entrance of the ...
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Mayor's Summer Home

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Description: View across water towards the Mayor's summer home as seen from across Pine Lake. Children and adults are standing in front of the two-story dwelling. To th...
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Mischkie Lake

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Description: View of Mischkie Lake from a forested shore.
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Maple Bluff

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Description: Several men and boys sail in a canoe near a foliage covered rock outcropping. The boat is decorated with two flags, an American flag and one reading "JULIA...
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Marathon Mountain

Date: 06 21 1917
Description: View across water towards the 4,462-foot Marathon Mountain at midnight. Houses and establishments are along the shoreline. A bar is labeled, "The Commerce,...
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Watson Lake and Granite Dells

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Description: View of the Granite Dells located around Watson Lake.
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Lake Path at Wellesley College

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Description: Rustic benches stand in a lookout area along a wooded path at Wellesley College.
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Sonet Inlet

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Description: View through the pines toward Raquette Lake.
Photograph

West Side Cove on Beaver Lake

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Description: View of a family boating in the west side cove on Beaver Lake.
Postcard

The "Turk's Head," Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Turk's Head, a formation in Devil's Lake State Park. Foliage is in the foreground. The lake, trees, bluffs and sky are in the bac...
Postcard

Prospect Point, Devil's Lake

Date: 1933
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called Prospect Point in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage can be seen all around. The lake, shoreline, b...
Postcard

Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Cleopatra's Needle

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called Cleopatra's Needle in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage can be seen to the left and below. The lak...

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