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| Date: | 12 13 1913 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "I Will Write a Letter From Shullsburg But Not To-night". This postcard is a combination of artwork and a photograph. A drawing of an ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Silver Cliff." On reverse it reads: "Snowbound Creek." A creek runs through snow covered woods, and a bridge is in the... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Beautiful Clam Lake From Camp Northland, Siren, Wis." Two people are in a rowboat and two more are fishing at the end of the pier. Four mor... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Clam Lake From Camp Northland, Siren, Wis." Four people are in a rowboat and two more are fishing at the end of the pier. Several more rowb... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Vacationland Farm, Hwy. 57, S. Sister Bay, Wis. 54234. Farm Petting Zoo * Riding Stables * Pony Ring Game Room * Gift Shop. Excelle... |
| Date: | 07 29 1946 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Little Sister and Sister Bays, Sister Bay, Wis." A view from a hill of the shoreline of Green Bay, Lake Michigan. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Sister Bay, near Sturgeon Bay, Wis." and "In Door County 'Cherryland,' the Nation's Largest Cherry Producer." Sister Bay from a rocky beach... |
| Date: | 12 14 1972 |
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| Description: | Text on the reverse reads: "Mayer Farms. Dick and Fritz Mayer Families. Registered Holsteins. Visitors Always Welcome. Located 2 miles south of Slinger, Wi... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "P.L. Wegner Summer Home. S.T.H. 71. Sparta, Wisc." The Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto aka The Glass Chapel, a concrete structure with a... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Castle Rock near Sparta, Wis." A formation about 600 feet high, having on its summit a large circular rock, named Castle Rock, for it... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Trout Falls, Near Sparta, Wis." Elevated view of river. On the left bank at the base of the falls is an open-sided stilt structure wi... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto. Little Glass Church ca 1930-1934. Located on Highway 71, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 27, 9 miles north of S... |
| Date: | 1987 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Paul & Matilda Wegner Grotto. Ship Bremen 1930. Located on Highway 71, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 27, 9 miles north of Sparta, WI. One o... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings - Spooner, Wis." A country road with a guard fence descends into a valley between tree-covered hills. The trees are showing... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings - Spooner, Wis." A country road descends into a valley between tree-covered hills. On the right are exposed rock faces at t... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Ann Mitchell Library-Tower Hill, Wis." A one-story, wooden building with a wrap-around veranda and broad front steps surrounded by tr... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Wisconsin River Bridge, Spring Green, Wis." A truss bridge with eight spans over the Wisconsin River on State Highway 14. The bridge ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green, Wis." On the reverse it reads: "Lush Farm Land." Elevated view of a farmer on a tractor in a large corn ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green, Wis." A country road curves to the left around a farm. On the right are a tree, fields and a fence with ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green, Wis." On the reverse it reads: "Here's Some Sugar, Little Fella!" Two girls are feeding a treat to a foa... |
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