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Sleigh Ride

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Group of people on horse-drawn sleigh. Caption on back reads: "Greetings from Crandon, Wisconsin. Sleigh Ride. Remember these days? Fill the sled with straw, hand bells on the horses, and we're off on a bristling, fun-filled ride through the snowy woods."

Date Created:
circa 1950-1959
Creator:
L.L. Cook Company

Publication Information

Creator L.L. Cook Company
Date Created circa 1950-1959

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 postcard

Collection Information

Digital Collection History Center
Source Collection Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013WGZ
Legacy ID
WHi 128821

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Greetings From Crandon, Wis.

Greetings From Crandon, Wis.

circa 1950-1959

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Greetings From Crandon

Greetings From Crandon

1950

Aerial view of town, showing all of Lake Metonga in the background. Caption reads: "Greetings from Crandon, Wisconsin."

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Washington Ave. Looking North; Bruss Building

Washington Ave. Looking North; Bruss Building

1907

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Horse-Drawn Logging Sled

Horse-Drawn Logging Sled

1916

Black and white photographic postcard of a horse-drawn sled loaded with logs coming out of the woods. One or two men are driving the sled, and a man is walking next to the sled. Caption reads: "Bek...

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Logging Scene

Logging Scene

circa 1910-1919

Two loggers and two draft horses standing near a tree stump. One man is on a sled with a log.

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Greetings from Elkhart Lake

Greetings from Elkhart Lake

1954

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