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Downtown Cumberland and Beaver Dam Lake
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Elevated view of Cumberland with Beaver Dam Lake in the background. In the foreground is a street, and across the street is a church, a water tower and dwellings among trees. There is a man on a ladder leaning against the side of the church. Caption reads: "View of Lake, Cumberland, Wis."
1900
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Industrial Sector
1905
Caption reads: "Birds Eye View, from cotton mill tower, Beaver Dam, Wis." Two churches are in the background, and there are smokestacks and a water tower near industrial buildings.
Birds Eye View from Cotton Mill Tower
circa 1900-1909
Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a lake with boathouses along the shore and dwellings in the distance. Caption reads: "Birds Eye View from Cotton Mill Tower, Beaver Dam, Wis."
Schliewerts Island
Three people sitting on a bench under the old thorn apple tree at Schliewerts Island looking out at the lake. Caption reads: "Beaver Dam, Wis. Under the Old Thorn Apple Tree. Schliewerts Island."
South Street and Water Tower
1900
A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
