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Postcards

Silver Lake

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Text on front reads: "Silver Lake, Wild Rose, Wis." View from shoreline towards three men standing on an earthen pier, two fishing and one watching. Another man is rowing a boat near the shore where two more boats are moored. Large trees overhang the lake, and the shoreline is wooded, and with a marshy area on the left. Cottages are along the far shore.

Date Created:
July 17, 1919

Publication Information

Date Created July 17, 1919

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
W013YNC
Legacy ID
WHi 151207

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