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Mill Pond

Date: 1905
Description: View of a mill pond with buildings in the background.
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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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Island Woolen Mills

Date: 1921
Description: Colorized postcard view of the exterior of the woolen mill along the banks of a river. A water tower is on the left, and a smokestack is on the right. Capt...
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Dells of the Wisconsin River, at the Foot of Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of elevated view of the Dells of the Wisconsin River, at the foot of Mirror Lake. There is a bridge in the foreground, and a building...
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Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: A workman is standing on the platform of a wooden derrick at the granite quarry. A two-story wood frame building is behind the derrick. Large granite block...
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Mill and Creek, Centerville

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the mill and creek, with a bridge in front of the mill. The skyline of Centerville is in the background. Caption reads: "Mill...
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The Old Mill

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Description: Hand-colored view of a mill as seen from a foot bridge. Caption reads: "The Old Mill, Delavan, Wis."
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Grafton Foundry

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Description: View of the Grafton Foundry — a stone factory building with many windows. Caption reads: "Grafton Foundry, Grafton, Wis."
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International 1246 Tractor

Date: 1973
Description: Color postcard view of a man posing in an International 1246 tractor in France. The tractor is parked in the yard next to a brick building.
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Old Mill Race

Date: 1908
Description: View down a tree-lined river toward a mill in the background. Caption reads: "Old Mill Race, Jefferson, Wis."
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1950
Description: View across water towards the Historic Monticello Woolen Mill. There are many windows on the mill building, and some of them are open. Other buildings are ...
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Tenney Park

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline across river towards an industrial building near the Yahara River. A bridge is behind trees and bushes on the right. Caption reads: "Te...
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Parfrey's Mill and Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Parfrey's Mill and Dam. Richland Ctr. Wis." A grist mill, dam and millpond on the Pine River. More buildings are behind the mill. The...
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Spellman Granite Works

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Spellman Granite Works, Sauk City, Wisconsin" and "Manufacturing Plant." Two images, one above the other, an exterior and interior vi...
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Plover Paper Mill

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Paper Mill Road, Showing Plover Paper Mill, Stevens Point, Wis." View of an unpaved road leading to a paper mill on the Wisconsin Riv...

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