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| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake and bluffs seen through the trees. Some of the trees have autumn color. A roof and chimney are visible. The text at the ... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen below. The lake, bluffs, roads and buildi... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A view captioned "Looking North from Butlers' Bridge, Montello, Wis." features a shed with a snow covered roof reflected in the Montello River. There is ic... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored photomechanical view of Chetek. Chetek Lake is in the background on the right. The water tower is in the center. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye Vi... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View of an ice jam near a Grand Rapids bridge in the Wisconsin River. Caption at top reads: "Greetings from Grand Rapids, Wis." Caption at bottom reads: "I... |
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| Description: | View through barbed-wire fence towards a dam on the Chippewa River near Holcombe. The river is partially frozen, and snow is on the ground. |
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| Description: | View of a church surrounded by snow. Buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Church, Looking South, Kellnersville, Wis." |
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| Description: | A group of ski instructors assembled for an outdoor group portrait. Text on reverse reads: "Every year thousands of students learn to ski in lessons fro... |
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| Description: | Night view of Lake Mendota with moonlight reflected in the water. There is a building and a pavilion in the foreground. Caption reads: "Moonlight On Lake M... |
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| Description: | Ice palace at night. There is a wooden door on the front of the ice block building. Caption reads: "Ice Palace, Minocqua, Wis." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Winter Scene, Rochester, Wis." Snow covers a long, two-story brick building and dwellings in a small town. Snow is mounded up against... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text at left reads: "Stock Day, Sauk City." Horse-drawn sleds are hitched on both sides of a snow covered street lined with businesses. Townspeople are on ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Brooks & Ross Sawmill & Dam, Schofield, Wis. 1909." The dam and millpond with the sawmill behind it. There are multiple buildings wit... |
| Date: | 01 1916 |
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| Description: | Damage to buildings and wires in a sleet storm. Handwritten on the back: "The after effects of sleet storm in Jan/16 at Seymour, Wis. By the looks of this,... |
| Date: | 06 03 1914 |
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| Description: | Standing water between buildings and the railroad yard. Handwriting on the back reads: "Flood at Seymoure [sic], June 3-1914." Two men are standing near th... |
| Date: | 10 03 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View, Sherry, Wisconsin." Slightly elevated view across a field towards a small town with four locations marked in ink. "L... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Hotel du Nord, Sister Bay, Wisconsin 54234, Phone (414)854-4221. Winter Scene. AAA. Modern lodge rooms and cottages, all with priva... |
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