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Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Men Riding a Cow

Date: 1916
Description: Three men ride a dairy cow on a dirt road, while a fourth pulls at the cow's tail. Of the three men, one is holding a tennis racket, one is holding a golf ...
Photograph

Crescent Beach

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of Crescent Beach, with campsite with cabins and miniature golf course and other outbuildings. Downtown buildings can be seen in the backgrou...
Photograph

Woman with Bird on her Head

Date: 1936
Description: A woman stands on a golf course with a bird (a crow?)on her head. She is wearing a hat and sweater, and holds something (food?) in her right hand near the ...
Photograph

Anita Stewart and a German Shepherd

Date: 1922
Description: Silent film actress Anita Stewart poses with a golf bag slung over her shoulder and a German shepherd dog.
Photograph

Earle Williams and an Ameican Staffordshire Bull Terrier on the Golf Course

Date: 1918
Description: Vitagraph silent film star Earle Williams is posed as though he's about to drive a golf ball and a bull terrier is posed as though he's about to chase it.
Map or Atlas

Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Date: 1930
Description: Pictorial map of Glacier National Park, Montana and Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Illustrated by Joe Scheurle, it depicts white people, American ...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Date: 1930
Description: The back of the pictorial map titled Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. 14 panels of text and photo...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Fun Map : Picturing the Vacation of Opportunities of this Great Outdoor State

Date: 1936
Description: This pictorial tourist map from the Wisconsin Conservation Commission depicts vacation activities and identifies tourist destinations throughout the state....
Photograph

Outdoor Family Portrait

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Description: An outdoor family portrait with a golf theme. Several members are sitting on a bench and the lawn, with a large house in the background. There are two dogs...
Book or Pamphlet

Walter Hagen Honey Center Golf Balls Pamphlet

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Description: Cover of a pamphlet advertising Walter Hagen Honey Center Golf Balls. Titled "Bees Buzz into Big Business." Printed in black, yellow, and white with illust...
Book or Pamphlet

Page from Walter Hagen Honey Center Golf Balls Pamphlet

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Description: Pages 2 and 3 from the Walter Hagen Honey Center Golf Balls Pamphlet. Black and yellow drawings of the tomb of king tut and a vessel of honey, and a man wo...
Book or Pamphlet

Pages from Walter Hagen Honey Center Golf Balls Pamphlet

Date: 
Description: Pages 4 and 5 of Walter Hagen Honey Center Golf Balls Pamphlet. Drawings of Hagen golf balls, one intact and one showing honey inside with bees surrounding...
Photograph

Entertaining at Villa Louis

Date: 1898
Description: Dousman family entertaining house guests on the lawn at Villa Louis. A table and chairs are set up on the grass and several of the group are holding baseba...
Postcard

Greetings from WISCONSIN

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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...
Photograph

Farmall-Drawn Mower

Date: 10 05 1928
Description: View across golf course towards a man driving a Farmall tractor pulling a mower. In the background on a hill behind a fence, cows are grazing.
Postcard

Summer Sports at Northernaire

Date: 08 22 1955
Description: Text on front reads: "Summer Sports at Northernarie, Three Lakes, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Northernarie Hotel and Spa. Three Lakes, Wis. Truly one of Ameri...

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