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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Park view featuring two children and their nurse or nanny in the foreground and an inset of the hospital in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "Stoughto... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "Riverfront from Pettibone Park, La Crosse, Wis." There are three steamboats docked on the right in the harbor. A mother and her children ar... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Lake near the home, probably Lake Hincks, which was named after General Edward W. Hincks who was administrator of the Home in the 1870's. The grounds consi... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Church and school seen from Kosciuszko Park. Located across a lake, behind some trees and bushes. A woman is sitting on some decorative stones next to the ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Early souvenir postcard showing people viewing the bird cages at the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). Caption reads: "Interesting Scenes at the Vilas Park... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Early souvenir postcard showing people strolling around the grounds of the recently-opened Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "A Visit to the... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Early souvenir postcard with families watching the caged animals at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). Caption reads: "Watching the Wild Animals at the ... |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting by Jens von Sivers presented to the zoo by the Provident Savings and Loan Association. The painting shows children riding camels led by... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | A young girl and another child riding a camel led by a Zor Shriner at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). In the background the Zor Booster Band is in a... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Early souvenir postcard of the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo), with a camel in the foreground. Caption reads: "Scene at Vilas Park Zoo, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from center field of baseball game being played in Fletcher's Park. A group of spectators are sitting under a covered grandstand on the right. Caption... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| 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.... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Sunlit opening of a large carved out man-made cave with a park bench in the foreground in Irvine Park. The figure of a woman in the cave is obscured by sha... |
| 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: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Colorized photographic postcard view of University Park. A couple is strolling down the sidewalk. Caption reads: "University Park, Eau Claire, Wis." |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view along shoreline of people posing in a rowboat near a boathouse. Other people are leaning against a railing and standing near a boathouse.... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Scene at Lake Park. Two women are standing next to a drinking fountain. Several other people are sitting on the park benches. Caption reads: "Lake Park, Fo... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of a group of children at a playground with swings, see-saws and a slide. Caption reads: "Copeland Park Playground, La Crosse, Wis." |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La... |
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