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Fishing Nets Drying

Date: 1967
Description: Fishing nets drying along the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Ridge-Birchwood Cottages — Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a cottage surrounded by trees and a lawn. A man and woman are sitting in lawn chairs near an oval-shaped stone bordered group...
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Door County

Date: 1966
Description: A colored map depiction of Door County, Wisconsin, with pictorial highlights, titled: "Door County — Wisconsin's Air Conditioned Peninsula Playground."
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Northport Pier in Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background.
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Sail Boats on Eagle Bay

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view across water towards small sailboats with two-man crews in Lake Michigan. A tree-lined shoreline is on the far right.
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Door County Sunrise

Date: 1996
Description: A view of Lake Michigan at sunrise, with an orange sky and gulls, ducks and a sailboat in silhouette.
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Harbor Scene - Alpine Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Colorized postcard of Green Bay from Egg Harbor. A long pier with a rowboat at the side and a sailboat at the end. Caption reads: "Harbor Scene - Alpine Re...
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Sand Beach, Egg Harbor

Date: 1949
Description: View across beach towards a small boy standing at the water's edge. Rowboats are resting on the shoreline in the background. Caption reads: "Sand Beach, Eg...
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Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay

Date: 1919
Description: View towards shoreline with a group of people gathered at a bathing beach. Some people are in the water; other people are standing on the shore fully dress...
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Edgewater Lodge

Date: 1921
Description: View across lawn towards the Edgewater Lodge, a hotel with a columned porch with a swing and rocking chairs. Caption reads: "Edgewater-Lodge, Ephraim-Wis."
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The Bathing Beach

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Description: View from shoreline looking out towards the public beach with several bathers. Diving platforms are out in the bay. Caption reads: "Fish Creek, Wis. The Ba...
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Welckers Casino

Date: 1907
Description: Slightly elevated view of a rectangular three-story building with wrap-around porches on the first and second floors. Tables and chairs are on the second f...
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Regatta Day

Date: 1908
Description: View across water from shoreline towards a crowd of people gathered on the main dock. Boats are in the water near the dock, and one person is rowing a boat...
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Bathing Beach

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Description: View from dunes towards a beach with bathers. The main dock and Peninsula State Park are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bathing Beach - Fish Creek, Wis."
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Busy Pier Scene

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Description: View of the marina, with several docked sailboats. The tree-lined shoreline is in the background. Caption reads: "Busy Pier Scene, Fish Creek, Wis."
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Fishing Dock at Jacksonport

Date: 1971
Description: View from shoreline of a fishing dock on Lake Michigan, which has a boat is on a boat lift. Another boat is pulled up on the shoreline.
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Kellstrom's Dock

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene at Kellstrom's Dock, Sister Bay, Wis." View of Sister Bay from a boathouse and dock, the sign reads: "Kellstrom's Fishing Trips...
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Picture Rock at the Ledges

Date: 1935
Description: Text on front reads: "Picture Rock at the Ledges, Potowatomi State Park, Door County, Wisconsin." A sailboat on Sturgeon Bay seen between a rock formation ...
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Land of Make Believe

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Land of Make Believe in the Center of Door County. Unique Museum. Largest Collection Anywhere. Old Marshall Field Window Mechanical...

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