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Collage Postcard
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Photographic COLLAGE postcard of scenes of Colfax. In the center oval is the text, "Colfax, Wis. Looks Good To Me," however the "Looks Good To Me" is crossed out in pencil and "not much" is written below. The scenes are, (clockwise from upper left) "Lover's Lane," "Depot Scene," "Red Cedar Bridge," "Norwegian Synod Church," "M.E. Church," "Mirror Lake," "Public School" and "Main Street."
November 16, 1908
Bloom Bros. Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.)
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Wagon Bridge, Colfax, Wis.
1914
Black and white photographic postcard looking up river towards the Wagon Bridge. Caption reads: "Wagon Bridge, Colfax, Wis."
Lover's Lane
circa 1910-1919
View down a long dirt road. In the distance the road passes under a railroad bridge near a church with a cemetery. Caption reads: "Lover's Lane, Mapleton, Wis."
Lover's Leap in Midwinter
1908
Hand-colored postcard view of Lover's Leap in Sturgeon Bay during winter. The view is from the frozen lake looking toward a lighthouse on shore. Caption reads: "Lover's Leap in Midwinter, Sturgeon ...
M.E. Church
1906
View of the M.E. Church. A boy is standing next to a water pump on the side of the street. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Mauston, Wis."
Postcard Back
November 16, 1908
Handwritten on correspondence side of postcard: "Dear Manda, Talk about Fairchild. This burg is about ten times as bad. There is not one respectable looking fellow on the street. Ida, "Niagara St."
Views of Delavan, Wis.
1907
Photographic collage of ten views of Delavan, including churches, lakes, and street scenes. Caption reads: "Views of Delavan, Wis."
