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Van Brunt House Spring and Lagoon

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline towards a lagoon, and a building in the distance amidst trees.
Postcard

Mitchell Park

Date: 1910
Description: Lagoon in the sunken gardens with the conservatory in the background. Caption reads: "Milwaukee, Wis. Mitchell Park, the lagoon, sunken gardens."
Postcard

Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1904
Description: Fountain in front of the conservatory, separated by paths and shrubbery. Several pedestrians are standing near the fountain. Caption reads: "Conservatory, ...
Postcard

Mitchell Park Conservatory

Date: 1910
Description: Pond and paths in front of the conservatory. Caption reads: "Conservatory, Mitchell Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Japanese Scene

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Description: Stereograph of a view in Japan including a garden, traditional buildings and mountains in the background.
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Floating Bridge

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Description: Two men in suits crossing a rickety floating bridge on Squash Pond near Hotel Glennmore.
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Pond and Railway

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Description: View of Rock Island Pond, with a telephone pole in the foreground, and railroad tracks leading off into the distance. In the distance is a farm or manufact...
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New York Botanical Gardens

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Description: Water garden at the New York Botanical Gardens featuring palms and water lilies along a conservatory walkway.
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Horse Ride at the Mansion

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Description: View of four horses and riders galloping across the front lawn of a southern mansion, next to a body of water that reflects the scene. A large, white mansi...
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Garden And Fountain

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Description: Elevated view of a formal garden, a fountain and a pond bordered by woods.
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St. Joseph's Guest House (Sisters of the Holy Ghost)

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Description: View of the Ave Maria Garden surrounded on two sides by a building. A large stone statue of Mary stands on a pedestal surrounded by an arched trellis; a sm...
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Smith's Hotel

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Description: A bridge leads across a body of water to the three-story Smith's (Resort) Hotel. Several people stand on the building's wrap-around porch and the roof feat...
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Japanese Scene - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of a view in Japan including a garden, traditional buildings and mountains in the background.
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Hillside Cemetery and Park

Date: 1870
Description: View toward the tombstones and a building at Hillside Cemetery and Park. In the foreground is a pond surrounded by vegetation.
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View of Pond

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Description: View of a pond and surrounding banks overgrown with foliage. A building is in the background on the left.
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The Eagles Nest

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Description: View of the Eagles Nest, a Japanese Garden featuring a pond, bridge and building amongst plants and trees.
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The Eagles Nest

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Description: View of the Eagles Nest, a Japanese Garden featuring a pond, and beyond a bridge and a building amongst plants and trees.
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The Eagles Nest

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Description: View of the Eagles Nest, a Japanese Garden featuring a pond amongst plants and trees.
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The Eagles Nest

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Description: View of the Eagles Nest, a Japanese Garden featuring bridges and a building amongst plants and trees.
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Bee Hives on Bennett Marsh

Date: 1948
Description: Bee hives near the Bennett cranberry marshes.

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