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State Normal School

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "State Normal School, Superior, Wis." Shrubs in front have been shaped into the letters: "NORMAL".
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The Old Standby

Date: 1930
Description: Caption reads: "'The Old Standby' First Lighthouse Built at the Head of Lake Superior—Superior Entry — 1854 Keepers, Com. Saxton and Samuel Palmer."
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Rustic Bridge and Pleasure Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a wooden bridge over the Brule River flowing through the forest. A person is on the far side of the bridge. Caption reads: "Brule Riv...
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Moonlight on the Brule

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Brule River flowing through the forest by moonlight. Some trees show autumn color. There is a campfire on the shore with thr...
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Along the Old Indian Trails

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a hiking trail winding through the forest. Some trees are showing autumn color. Caption reads: "Brule River State Park, Wisconsin. Al...
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The Lower Falls

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Lower Falls on the Brule River flowing through the forest. Some trees are showing autumn color. Caption reads: "Brule River ...
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President's Dining Lodge on the Brule

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Description: Black and white postcard view of the President's Dining Lodge on the Brule River surrounded by trees. A bridge is on the left. Caption reads: "President's ...
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Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
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Central High School

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Central High School, Superior, Wis." The school was built in 1909 of brick in the Neoclassical style. In 1928, President Coolidge use...
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Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." On reverse: "Manitou Falls, with a specacular drop of 165 ft., is the most outsta...
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Big Manitou Falls

Date: 08 07 1942
Description: Text on front reads: "Big Manitou Falls, Ht. 165 Ft., Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." The falls are on the Black River and surrounded by shrubs and ro...
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Fishermans Shack

Date: 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Fishermans Shack, Wis Point, Superior Wis." A man peers around the corner of his tar paper covered fishing shack on Wisconsin Point. ...
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Hammond Boulevard

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Hammond Boulevard, Superior, Wis." A bird's-eye view of a tree and home lined boulevard in a neighborhood. A horse-drawn wagon is on ...
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Billings Park

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surro...
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The Seamen's Memorial Statue

Date: 1978
Description: Text on reverse reads: "The Seamen's Memorial Statue, Barker's Island, Superior, WI. Facing the harbor holding a massive cable is the 10 foot tall Seamen's...

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