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| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | A fisherman is reclining in his boat at sunset as many fish swim in the lake. He is drinking beer out of a tap attached to a barrel floating in the water. ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a bedroom with a built-in bed with bed curtains, two chairs and a table. A large painting decorates the wall. Text below reads "Littl... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ... |
| Date: | 07 20 1950 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a cradle, chairs, trunks, dresser and a built-in bed with cu... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay... |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the interior of the book and stationery store at Stonefield. |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the front parlor, with mannequins of women dressed in period clothing sitting in chairs. Text on reverse reads: "The Front Parlor... |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the Green Parlor, with a mannequin of a man in period dress sitting in a chair. Text on reverse reads: "The Green Parlor or sitti... |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the Wade House ballroom. Text on reverse reads: "The Ballroom was the scene of dances, concerts, shows and lectures, a social cen... |
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| Description: | Ektachrome postcard of the Butternut House living room. Text on reverse reads: "The living room in Butternut House reflects the more luxurious furnishin... |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "The parlor in Butternut House contains ingrain carpeting, a tufted green velvet chair and two portraits from the original Wade Coll... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Interior view of the H.H. Bennett Studio — Souvenir Department. Framed photographs are hung along the walls, and banners are hanging from the rafters. A po... |
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| Description: | The non-mailing side of a wrap-around postcard cover. Glued inside is a folded series of two sided scenes of attractions in Central Wisconsin. Across the i... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | "Giant post card" advertising Tommy Bartlett's Water Ski Thrill Show on Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells, and Dancing Waters, direct from Radio City Musi... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on the reverse reads: "The House on the Rock, at Spring Green, Wisconsin, on Highway 23, North of Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Access to this rock is throug... |
| Date: | 07 25 1995 |
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| Description: | Text on the reverse reads: "The House on the Rock. Spring Green, Wisconsin 53588. The House on the Rock comes alive with spectacular autumn colors. This ar... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Dells." A Large Letter Postcard with a background illustration of Stand Rock and a Native American in a canoe, with a Nativ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings From Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." A Large Letter Postcard with a blue and orange background, each letter is filled with a s... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Dells of Wisconsin and Kilbourn City." An illustrated Bird's Eye View of the Dells area with 33 numbered features: "1 - High Rock, 2 ... |
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