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Lovers' Leap

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Text on front reads: "Lovers' Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis." Two men are posing while sitting on a block of stone under an overhang on Cabot's Point. The shoreline is rocky and jagged.

Date Created:
January 17, 1907
Creator:
Mattthew Peters, Publishing

Publication Information

Creator Mattthew Peters, Publishing
Date Created January 17, 1907

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 postcard
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection History Center
Source Collection Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Call Number PH 2744
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
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013Y36
Legacy ID
WHi 149956

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