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Lover's Leap in Midwinter

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption re...
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A Bit of Rocky Shore

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Description: Photographic postcard view along the rocky shoreline of Lake Michigan, including tall grass and shrubs. Caption reads: "A Bit of Rocky Shore - Gordon Lodge...
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Boynton Chapel

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Description: Color postcard view of a privately built chapel, decorated in Norwegian style by Mr. and Mrs. Boynton, surrounded by trees.
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Along the Shore at Northport, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view along the shoreline of Lake Michigan at Northport.
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Eagle Lighthouse, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1957
Description: Color photographic postcard view of the Eagle Lighthouse in Peninsula State Park.
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Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop

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Description: View of the stone building with a large wooden door. There is a driveway lined with a low stone wall with bushes. Caption reads: "Scandinavian Peasant Craf...
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Fire House

Date: 1938
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of the Ephraim Fire House, which is a stone building with stone turrets and walls. Caption reads: "Fire House, E...
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Ephraim Bay

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Description: Photographic postcard view of Ephraim and bay from a grassy lot with trees, shrubs and a fence. Caption reads: "Ephraim Bay, Ephraim, Wis."
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Moravian Church

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Description: Color postcard of the Moravian Church, established 1853. It is a large, white wooden building with a steeple over the entrance.
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Village Hall and Post Office

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Description: View of the stone building that houses the city hall and post office. Caption reads: "Village Hall and Post Office - Ephraim, Door County, Wis."
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Home 8, Scandinavian Peasant Craft Shop

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Description: Hand-colored black and white photographic postcard with an elevated view of the three-story log structure and attached buildings with shrubs in the yard, a...
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Anderson Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Anderson Hotel. The building is a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Caption reads: "Anderson Hotel, Ep...
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Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik

Date: 08 20 1981
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik. Sister Bay, Door County, Wis. 54234." A goat is standing on the turf covered roof of a r...
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse

Date: 1963
Description: Text on front reads: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse, Door County, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse is near Potawatomi State Park, north of St...
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Sherwood Point Lighthouse

Date: 1963
Description: Text on front reads: "Sherwood Point Lighthouse, Door County." On reverse: "Built in 1883, the Sherwood Point Lighthouse marks the entrance into Sturgeon B...
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Coast Guard Station and Light House

Date: 1959
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Coast Guard Station and Light House at Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, Door County, Wisconsin." The lighthouse was completed in 1898 but s...
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Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 07 09 1974
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Trinity Lutheran Church, Washington Island, Wisc." A stone church with trees and shrubs.

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