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Country Club

Date: 1915
Description: The main building of a country club. A woman is standing on the porch, and a man is sitting on the lawn in a chair. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesvill...
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Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen to the right and below. The lake, bluffs ...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin Lower Campus

Date: 1963
Description: Color postcard of the exterior of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from across the Library Mall. The University of Wisconsin Memorial Library is o...
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Picnic Grounds at Spring, Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of picnic grounds at a spring in Blue Mounds State Park. The spring is running out of a brick catch basin on the right. A woman weari...
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Hotel Carley

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Hotel Carley. Two women are sitting on the far left steps of the hotel. One man is sitting in a chair near the entrance, ...
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Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
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At the Dells

Date: 1911
Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of people gathered at the shoreline of a lake. One group is launching a boat near the shore. Another group is in a sm...
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Indian Bowl

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Description: View of the exterior of the "Indian Bowl," a venue for powwows. A Native American woman is standing in front next to the totems.
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Greetings from Schofield Hotel

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Description: Postcard featuring eight images of Schofield Hotel, its cottages and grounds. Caption reads: "Greetings from Schofield Hotel, Kilbourn, Wis."
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North Side Landing, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the North Side Landing. There is a covered tour boat at the edge of the lake and passengers on board. At the shoreline is a cabin...
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House on Monona Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards house at 210 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), a property owned by Colonel George M. Neckerman and Elizabet...
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"My 'African Jungle' at Eagle"

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Description: Two women are standing with linked arms with their backs to the camera. They are standing on the grass and dirt shore of a lake surrounded by forest.
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Any Time is Love Time at Herbster

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Description: Postcard with a hand-colored inset of a couple kissing in front of a rose bush. Text reads: "Any Time is Love Time at" A yellow banner "Herbster" "Yo...
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Country Club

Date: 1919
Description: Colored postcard view of the country club. Women are on the porch, and men are in rocking chairs on the lawn. Caption reads: "Country Club, Janesville, Wis...
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Hotel Glenwood

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Description: Colorized postcard view of three buildings with verandas, comprising a hotel on a hill. People are gathered on the lawn around a picnic table. A large flow...
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Ravenswood Park — Lake Kegonsa

Date: 1906
Description: View across lawn towards cabins at a lakeside park. People are gathered on the lawn under the trees. Caption reads: "Ravenswood Park -- Kegonsa."
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The Locks, Tenney Park and Lake Mendota

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Description: View of the locks at Tenney Park where Lake Mendota meets the Yahara River. A boat with five people is passing through the canal. Caption reads: "The Locks...
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Washington Park

Date: 1915
Description: View of the fountain in Washington Park. A group of people are next to the fountain. Park benches are bordering the walkway. Caption reads: "Washington Par...
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Marshfield Clinic

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Description: Color postcard of the exterior of Marshfield Clinic. Automobiles are parked at the curb at parking meters.
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P.J. Kurtz, General Merchandise

Date: 08 03 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "P.J. Kurtz, Genl. Merchandise, Pleasant Hill, Wis." A man, woman and a young boy wearing a hat are posing in front of the store entra...

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