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| Description: | Train station in the distance, with a man standing in the foreground on steps leading down to the lake, near a fenced-in pond. On the left are railroad tra... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View along top of hill in the park toward a woman and child sitting on a bench near the monument. At the bottom of the hill on the left are railroad tracks... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | South entrance to park. The bridge has stone lion sculptures on each of its corners, as well as ornate street lamps. A lighthouse and attached buildings ar... |
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| Description: | View looking down toward a curving stairway leading down to a terrace with columns and ornate railings. In the background is a flagpole on the overlook to ... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Stone Stairway. At the top there is a decorative balcony overlooking the stairway, and part of a building can be seen. Caption reads: "Stone Stairway, Lake... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | A dirt drive in the park, in between some hills, with a bridge in the background leading to a building on the right. Next to the path are a stack of pipes... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down tree-lined "lovers' lane" on a hill along a stone wall and rock outcroppings in Irvine Park. Caption reads: "Lovers' Lane, Irvine Park, Chippewa ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View looking downhill towards a small structure made of logs and with a large screened porch, set in a wooded area. A woman is standing on the walk near th... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | View of a driveway and sidewalk along the Mississippi River. An interstate bridge and bluffs are in the distance. Caption reads: "Driveway, Pettibone Park,... |
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| Description: | View across Mississippi River towards the La Crosse waterfront. Postcard is folded in four parts, and text on front reads: "Mail Card. Write on back of thi... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Interstate Park. Dells of the St. Croix." Elevated view of the Dells of the St. Croix River between Wisconsin and Minnesota. Text on ... |
| Date: | 12 13 1913 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway. Devil's Lake, Wis." Elevated view of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's L... |
| Date: | 07 18 1938 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Billings Park, Superior, Wis." A city park on the St. Louis River, a freshwater estuary. Small islands with several bridges are surro... |
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