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Barron Motel and Overnight Trailer Park

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Description: View across lawn towards the exterior of a motel. A station wagon parked in front of one of the units.
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Main Street

Date: 1973
Description: Color postcard of Main Street from porch on building at Stonefield Village. A horse bus with tourists is in the street.
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St. Vincent Hospital

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Description: Color illustration of a view of the hospital from across the street. Caption reads: "St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wis."
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Greetings from Hayes

Date: 1961
Description: Color illustration of a road with roadside flowers and fall foliage in the trees. Buildings are in the distance. Caption reads: "Greetings from Hayes, Haye...
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Petrifying Springs Clubhouse

Date: 1964
Description: View of the entrance drive to the Petrifying Springs Clubhouse.
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Burns Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La...
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De Pere, Wisconsin, Home of Miss America

Date: 1973
Description: View towards the shoreline of a river, with three boys sitting on the bank in the foreground. There is a building among trees on the opposite shoreline. An...
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Happy Easter

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Description: Easter postcard with a bird, bird's nest and flowers. In the background is a country scene with a river and the moon partially behind clouds. Text on front...
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Karl Zettler Half-Timber House

Date: 1957
Description: A timber and masonry house in the Ozaukee County Pioneer Village. Text on back reads: "Ozaukee County, Pioneer Village, Wisconsin. Karl Zettler Half-Timber...
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Michael Ahner Log House

Date: 1957
Description: A log house in the Ozaukee County Pioneer Village. Text on back reads: "Ozaukee County, Pioneer Village, Wisconsin. Typical of the home built by German Imm...
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Pioneer Village

Date: 1957
Description: A Pioneer Village with timber and masonry structures. Text on back reads: "Ozaukee County, Pioneer Village, Wisconsin. Authentic Buildings and Furnishings....
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Normal and Lawn

Date: 09 09 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Normal and Lawn, Whitewater, Wis." Called "Old Main," this building was built in 1868 and destroyed in a fire in 1970. The garden in ...
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Elk Monument and Railroad Depot

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Elk Monument, Juneau Park and N. W. Depot, Milwaukee." Statue of an Elk on an elaborate plinth in a park with gardens, lawns and side...
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Whitewater Hospital

Date: 11 30 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Whitewater Hospital, Whitewater, Wis." A two-story clapboard building with a porch and covered balcony above. A large flower bed is i...
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Figure Eight at Lake View

Date: 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Figure Eight at Lake View, Sheboygan, Wis." A rollercoaster at Lake View Park with trees and a flower filled lawn in the foreground. ...
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Vollrath Bowl

Date: 07 18 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Vollrath Bowl, Sheboygan, Wis." The land was donated in 1917 by the Vollrath heirs and the construction of the Vollrath Park Zoo was ...
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Journal Square

Date: 1971
Description: Text on front reads: "Journal Square. Fountain by Dick Wiken, Sculptor, Shorewood, Wisconsin." Text on reverse: "Journal Square. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The ...
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Fairview Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Fairview Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge. Twin Lakes, Wis. Southern Wisconsin's finest dining spot featuring roast duck and lobster...
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Whispering Pines on Marl Lake

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "View at Whispering Pines on Marl Lake, Chain O' Lakes, Waupaca, Wisconsin." Outdoor seating with canopies and a birdhouse on the shor...

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