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Downtown Cumberland and Beaver Dam Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Cumberland with Beaver Dam Lake in the background. In the foreground is a street, and across the street is a church, a water tower and dwe...
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Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake

Date: 07 18 1915
Description: Black and white postcard of Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake. Staff and/or visitors are posing on the front porch and on the lawn. The wrap-around b...
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Water Tower

Date: 04 10 1914
Description: View of a group of people posing in front of the water tower. There is a windmill nearby on the right side. Caption reads: "Water Tower, Dodgeville, Wis."
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Eagle Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View from left side of double set of railroad tracks towards a locomotive approaching the railroad station from the opposite direction. People are in front...
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Man at State Agricultural College

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Description: View of a man standing in a field holding a sheaf of grain. In the background is a water tower near a building and a smokestack.
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"Chippewa [Ojibwa] Indian Squaw"

Date: 1934
Description: Full-length portrait of a Native American Woman (Ojibwa) wearing traditional dress. Caption reads: "Chippewa Indian Squaw, Hayward, Wis."
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Veterans' Home Landing

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Description: Sepia-toned photographic postcard view from hill looking down towards men standing on the pier at the Veterans' Home. A water tower is across the water. Ca...
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C. & N. W. Ry. Station

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Description: Tinted postcard view of crowds of people standing near a railroad train on the far right, and a train station in the center with a sign that reads: "Watert...
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View of Madison from Assembly Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline towards the Madison skyline from across Lake Monona. Landmarks include a church, the Park Hotel, Madison City Hall, the old Capitol and...
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Main and Bridge Streets

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Description: View of the intersection of Main and Bridge Streets. A dentist's office on the corner on the right. A group of boys are standing near a fountain in the mid...
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Holt Lumber Company

Date: 1910
Description: View from the Oconto River of the Holt Lumber Company. A man is standing on a log boom and guiding logs to the sawmill. Writing on the postcard reads: "Hol...
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Hotel and Depot

Date: 10 04 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel and Depot, Spooner, Wis." A view of the railroad depot and platform on the left, with the hotel on the right. People are on the...
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Wisconsin Veteran Home

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupaca, Wis. Wisconsin Veteran Home, Dock and Water Tower, Chain O'Lakes." Elevated view from hill of a man on a pier, walking towar...
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C. & N.W. Depot

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "C. & N.W. R.R. Depot, West Bend, Wis." View across two sets of railroad tracks towards the platform where two men and a dog are stand...
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Riverside & Great Northern Railway

Date: 07 07 1970
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Riverside & Great Northern Railway. R. & G.N. Ry. afternoon local taking water south of Rockdale, at Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A minia...

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