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Road and Houses

Date: 1918
Description: View of a road and houses. Caption reads: "Big Bend, Wis."
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Courthouse and School Building

Date: 1908
Description: View of the courthouse and school building. Caption reads: "Court House and School Bldg., Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
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Solomon Log Cabin Replica

Date: 1955
Description: View toward the front entrance of the cabin with a stone chimney on the right.
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Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of people walking on a path by the Whitefish Bay Resort along the lake front. Caption reads: "Whitefish Bay Resort, Milwaukee."
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Mitchell Park

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Description: Small building covered with vines on the roof and sides on a path near the lake. Caption reads: "Mitchell Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1910
Description: Hospital Buildings. Designed in 1879 by H.C. Koch, a local architect, the hospital plans were based upon the "pavilion system" then popular in certain part...
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Sacred Heart Sanitarium

Date: 1904
Description: View across grounds toward the main building in the center with a lawn and paths in front. On the far left is a small attached building with a front porch....
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The Return From the Alps

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Description: Color postcard of a Swiss farmer returning home with his animals. Many of the animals, and five of the shepherds, are labeled with a name. The path loops b...
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Devil's Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,...
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Sitting on Stone Benches in the Winter

Date: 1909
Description: Two women sit pensively on stone benches on either side of a muddy gravel path. The one on the left is Elsie. Near her in the background are four children....
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The Yahara River Between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona

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Description: Elevated view from shoreline of the Yahara River, with a path running along the shoreline on the left, and a bridge in the distance. Boats are docked near ...
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Greetings From Crandon, Wis.

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Description: View up path in the snow towards a red cabin among birch trees. In the background are pine trees, and a hill in the far background. Title on back reads: "S...
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Fountain in Oak Grove Cemetery

Date: 1911
Description: Hand-colored view of a fountain obscured by a flowering bush. Caption reads: "Fountain in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis."
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Lake Front Cabins — College Camp, Wisconsin — on Lake Geneva

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Description: View of two cabins near the lake, which is in the background below the hill. The cabins have flat roofs and wood siding. Caption reads: "Lake Front Cabins ...
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Yahara River, Yahara Park

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Description: View down the Yahara River towards where it enters Lake Monona at Yahara Park. There are a few houses on either side of the river. Caption reads: "Yahara R...
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Maple Avenue

Date: 10 28 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Maple Ave., Sawyer, Wis." A view of an unpaved street with a church and other buildings on the right. On the left is a path, fence an...
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Murmuring Waters Resort

Date: 07 04 1951
Description: Text on front reads: "Cabin No. 3, Murmuring Waters Resort - Sayner, Wis." A clapboard cabin in the woods with a screened porch, with a path leading to the...

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