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| Description: | Commercial postcard with slightly elevated view of people on the boardwalk at Atlantic City with the Traymore Hotel in the background. Postmarked from Atla... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view looking out at people standing, and some fishing, on the Northport pier at Death's Door, with the bay in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm... |
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| Description: | Illustrated map of Lake Geneva surrounded by views of points of interest including; Yerkes Observatory, an excursion boat, a pier, a lakeside drive, sailin... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view from pier towards a large recreation building. The excursion boat "Miss Geneva" is under an awning on the right. Caption reads: "Mu... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards an excursion boat at the end of a pier filled with tourists. A boy is fishing on the pier. Caption reads: "A Trip Around the La... |
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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: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view down pier towards a lakeside hotel. Tourists are standing on the pier, and are also on the lawn. A sign at the shoreline framing... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored postcard view from shoreline towards tourists embarking on an excursion boat; some of the people are on the boat, and others are standing on t... |
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| Description: | View of a double-deck excursion boat filled with a crowd of tourists. A few men are standing on the sidewalk to the side. |
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