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Rhinelander High

Date: 1920
Description: View up sidewalk toward the high school. A man and a child are standing on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "High School, Rhinelander, Wis."
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Scene in Residence Section

Date: 07 21 1909
Description: Photographic postcard view across dirt road toward two men and a child sitting on the sidewalk in front of a house in residential area. Caption reads: "Sce...
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Residence of W.E. Porter

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Description: Photographic postcard of W.E. Porter's two-story house. The house has fancy trim. Three women are seated in the grass on the left, and a boy and girl are o...
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Main Street

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of Main Street with horses and carts along the street. Dwellings and commercial buildings are on both sides of the stre...
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Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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A Neighborhood Gathering

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Description: Group portrait of neighborhood children and adults gathered on a street in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood of Walker's Point that is being re-paved. Many ...
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Lunch Stand at Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of a lunch stand advertising buttered popcorn, ice cream cones and cigars. Groups of men, women and children are...
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High School and Graded School

Date: 1908
Description: View of the high school (built 1908) and the Graded School (built 1894). Caption reads: "High School and Graded School, Cedarburg, Wis."
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Galloway Hotel

Date: 1908
Description: View from intersection towards the Galloway Hotel, a large three story building with wrought iron fencing along the second story. People are sitting in fro...
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Eagle Inn

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Description: The Eagle Inn, a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Women and children are gathered on the front steps. A dog is running in ...
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East High School

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Description: Painted view of a large high school, with pedestrians walking on a sidewalk among the grounds in front near a flag on a flagpole. Caption reads: "East Hi...
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Butternut House

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Description: Color postcard view towards the Butternut House. A tour guide and touring group are standing on the front steps of the porch. Text on reverse reads: "Th...
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Main Street Looking Southeast

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of a central business location. A drugstore is on the left, and a post office is on the right. A horse and buggy and an automobi...
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West Lake Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across intersection towards a central business district, with a printer, a meat market, and a livery stable. A small crowd is gathered on the sidewalk...
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Rock Lake Hotel

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view from across the street toward a three-story hotel with verandas on the second and third floors. People are sitting on the lawn o...
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North Side Park

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Description: View of a park with a gazebo. Women and children are sitting on the benches. Caption reads: "North Side Park, Manitowoc, Wis."
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Spring Green Fair

Date: 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Spring Green Fair." A parade through a town on an unpaved road. A horse-drawn buggy is decorated with "Erin Go Bragh" flags and folia...
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Hotel Superior Fire

Date: 06 16 1940
Description: A crowd of people view the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the four story brick Hotel Superior and a dozen stores and offices. Nine fire companies attem...
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Greetings from Unity

Date: 09 08 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings, Unity, Wis." A collage of 4 postcards with views of parades and celebrations in the downtown area.

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