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| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View from water of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad bridge. Probably over a stretch of Kawaguasaga Lake. There is a stairway leading to the wate... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view over the Mississippi River showing of the town of Alma. Bluffs are behind the town. In the foreground, two men wearing hats are ... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from shoreline of the rock formation in the Dells of the Wisconsin River. A man is paddling a canoe in the foreground. Printed o... |
| Date: | 08 05 1916 |
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| Description: | View across water of The Narrows in Trout Lake. There are people in a canoe out on the lake. Caption reads: "'The Narrows' Trout Lake, Wood Cliff, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of two women canoeing on the Pecatonica River. There are two more people in a boat in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Scene on Pecatonica... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial photographic postcard of Jack O'Lantern Lodge on Taylor Lake east of Eagle River on STH70, including the forest area surrounding the shoreline. Capt... |
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| Description: | View across lake towards the Gonring's Resort from Cedar Lake. Along the shoreline are two buildings, a parking lot and a boat landing. Caption reads: "Gon... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View through trees towards Willow Point at Delavan Lake. Caption reads: "Willow Point, Delavan Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view towards shoreline of the Assembly Grounds along Delavan Lake. Row boats and canoes are pulled up on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Assemb... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River at Kilbourn. A canoe is along the shoreline in the foreground, and excursion boats ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | An unidentified man wearing waders and a cap is posing on a rocky shore holding up a large muskie. There is a wooden canoe in the shallow water behind him. |
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| Description: | View along shore path at Lake Geneva. An electric railroad stop is behind the trees. Rowboats, canoes and an excursion boat are lined up along the beach an... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The bluffs and lake appear hazy beyond an unpaved road and simple wooden bridge at Devil's Lake State Park. A man or boy at the shoreline can be seen throu... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View down a dock with two boats on either side. A man is standing on the one on the left. There is a boathouse on the lakeshore, with several canoes and ro... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of young men and boys paddling canoes toward the shore of Boulder Lake. A canoe on the left bears the YMCA insignia. Other yout... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a couple in a canoe floating through a lotus bed. Caption reads: :Lotus Bed in Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 06 24 1964 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Beach, Audubon Camp. Sarona, Wis." A view of a wooden dock and lake from the shore. Three people are in a canoe, with a floating ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text handwritten on bridge: "Toll Bridge, Sauk City." A couple are standing in a canoe on the Wisconsin River, in front of the Toll Bridge. Old supports ca... |
| Date: | 07 12 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Lone Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin." A view of Lone Rock from below, with a canoe on the right-hand side, near the shore. |
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