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| Date: | 05 15 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Bruce with seven photographs. The fairgrounds, Main Street, farm scene, Catholic Church, Chippewa River bridge,... |
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| Description: | View of water streaming down the rock and tree-lined Tyler Falls. A white walk bridge is in the background. |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from shoreline of an old bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Old Bridge, Aztalan, Wis." |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a concrete bridge over a river. There is a boat near wooden pilings that stretch from the shoreline to the center... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of a river with a dam waterfall. A road runs along the far side of the river, and a large barn is across the road on the right. Caption reads: "Scenic... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a river scene and neighboring farm. Caption reads: "Scenic View on Milwaukee River, near Campbellsport, Wis." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Colorized photograph of a dam on the Eau Claire River, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Dam on the Eau Claire River, Eau Claire, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River, with a farm in the foreground. The farm has a windmill with a sign on it that reads: "Kilbourn Steel Mill," ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a curving railroad bridge with a train approaching. The Rock River is below. Buildings are on the far bank on the right. Caption reads: "C... |
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| Description: | View of Lake Waubesa from a hill. A farm is in the distance on the left. The Yahara River is in the foreground. Handwritten caption reads: "Lake Waubesa." |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Island Baraboo River Reedsburg, Wis." View of a tree and grass covered island on the Baraboo River. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings-Rice Lake, Wis." A country road curves into the distance next to a river. On the right, a rocky bluff was excavated for the... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Meandering Stream Near Richland Center, Wis." Elevated view of a stream, probably the Pine River or a tributary, winding through a va... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Old Swimming Hole, Whitewater, Wis." A swimming area in a river, with a bridge in the background, surrounded by trees. |
| Date: | 07 09 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Chimney Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin." The rock formation Chimney Rock overhanging the Wisconsin River. Bluffs are on the left and th... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Handwriting on front reads: "Greetings from Prairie Du Sac, Wis." and "Merry Christmas". A scene of a man on the shoreline of a river with a small boat. Sw... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Pine River." A river scene with a boat tied up to a birch tree on the left. Trees are on the shoreline. There are either two birds st... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Trout Falls, Near Sparta, Wis." Elevated view of river. On the left bank at the base of the falls is an open-sided stilt structure wi... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green." On the reverse it reads: "Be It Ever So Humble..." A Native American man dressed in indigenous clothing... |
| Date: | 08 07 1942 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Big Manitou Falls, Ht. 165 Ft., Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." The falls are on the Black River and surrounded by shrubs and ro... |
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