Date from postmark: Aug 1921.
Real-photo postcard with image of part of the shoreline of Balsam Lake showing docks, boats, and several buildings, with deciduous trees. A man, looking at the camera is standing at the bottom of a stepped path down the hillside. The top half of another man is off to the far right of the photograph. Printed on Kruxo paper (name as divider used 1911-1922). Unused.
Postcard with tinted image of the canteen at the Luther Point Bible Camp in the Town of Wood River, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. The canteen's window doors are flipped up and a customer is standing outside; a white wooden park bench sits under a deciduous tree. Date from postmark: Jul 15, 1954; mailed from Grantsburg Wisconsin; pink 2¢ John Adams stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss Joy Baker, Rt. 1, Box 167, Forest Lake, Minn., c/o Art Swenson. "Dear Joy, Thank you for the letter. I'm so glad you let me use your suitcase. It sure comes in handy. We[']re having a real good time. Be Good! Love, Joan."
Real-photo postcard with bird's-eye view of the Luther Point Bible Camp in the Town of Wood River, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. The chapel, various cabins and other buildings can be seen in the foreground, and Wood Lake in the background. Unused.
Postcard with image of the faculty building at Luther Point Bible Camp in the Town of Wood River, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Jul 15, 1954; mailed from Grantsburg Wisconsin; pink 2 John Adams stamp. Message: Addressed to Rev. & Mrs. E.N. Baker, Rt. 1, Box 167, Forest Lake, Minnesota, c/o Art Swenson. "Dear Aunt Arlene & Uncle Ernie. "Am having a good time. The water is just perfect. I guess the fishing is pretty good too. Lots of Love, Joan."
Real-photo postcard with image of flooding around Joan Burnett's Ice Cream Parlor in Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Another building can be seen beyond it. Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointing up (used 1904-1918). Unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of the main business street of Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. Shown are six automobiles and one horse-drawn buggy, electric lines and poles, a street light hanging over the middle of the street, a dirt street, and a water tower. Businesses include: the Clear Lake Post Office, Anderson Electric Co., a garage with gasoline pump, a drug store (music & drugs, soda, candies, cigars), the Bank of Clear Lake, possibly a millinery shop, and a store with a sign upstairs for the Freemasons or Masons (A.F.& A.M., Ancient Free and Accepted Masons). Date from postmark: Sep 18, 1928; mailed from Clear Lake Wisconsin; carmine-red 2¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Hahn, 539½ 4th Ave., West Bend, Wisconsin "Clear Lake. How is you? We are all fine. Going to Minnesota and will be back Friday So you can come and see us. From your Brudder and wife." On the side: "Art Hahn."
Date from postmark: Aug 30, 1954; mailed rom Siren Wis; 2¢ red John Adams stamp (design A278).
Date from postmark: Feb 6, 1909; mailed from Osceola, Wisconsin Promotional postcard for the Bethania Mineral Spring Co. Addressed to S. C. Shepard, Ingram, Wisconsin
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Real-photo, white-border POST CARD with image of the main street of Somerset, Wisconsin. Businesses include A.J. Van General Merchandise (dry goods, meats, groceries), . Parked or on the dirt street are several wagons and buggies, and horses. There are two pedestrians, one on the boardwalk on each side of the street. The deciduous trees along the street appear to be just budding out. Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointing up. Unused.
Date from postmark: Mar 7, 1912; mailed from St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin;
Commercially-printed postcard with an image of a small dam and spillway, and a building and watermill wheel along its opposite side. Unused.
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Date from postmark: Aug 12,1975; mailed from Luck, Wisconsin; Message:
Real-photo postcard with image showing four cottages and another small building at Perry Mound Resort on Balsam Lake in Polk County, Wisconsin. Printed on Kodak paper (used 1950- ). Unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of Text printed on verso: The Co-Mo Company, Post Cards, Minneapolis.
Small real photograph print of a steam locomotive and train at the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railway depot in Hudson, Wisconsin, adhered to linen POST CARD with poem on the front and a divided-back. Printed on verso: Northwestern Post Card Co., St. Paul, Minn. Date from postmark: Apr 1, 1912; mailed from Hudson Wisconsin; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mrs. T. E. Mulloy, 1495 5 St., Milwaukee Wisconsin "My dear Mrs. Mulloy, Will write you a few lines this P.M. My cousin & his lady has been here for three (3) wks that she has & he comes down every Sat., gose [sic] back Mon. John's home today ..."
Real-photo postcard with image of the Pierce County Courthouse in Ellsworth, Wisconsin. Date provided by photographer. Printed on verso: B. H. Dingman, Pub., Plymouth, Wisconsin Postmark: Jan 31, 1910; mailed from River Falls Wisconsin; green 1¢ Franklin stamp. The postcard is addressed to Mr. A. Lundeberg, 2212 Powell Ave., Chicago, Ill., but there is no message.
Foldout postcard packet that contains 20 images.
Foldout postcard packet that contains 20 images.
Real-photo postcard with image of the main business street of Centuria, Wisconsin, with 1940s automobiles angle parked along the street. Text printed on verso: All Rights Reserved, A. Pearson Co., Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Printed on Kodak paper (used 1950- ). Unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of Wood Lake from the Luther Point Bible Camp in the Town of Wood River, near Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Unused.
Real-photo, white-border POST CARD with image of a buggy being drawn by an ox on a dirt street, with its top up; a large wood frame house is in the background with bare deciduous trees. Printed on Azo Paper, with all four triangle pointing up. Unused. Was removed from a scrapbook.
Real-photo postcard with image of two brothers who played baseball on Sundays for "North Valley." Date from postmark: Aug 11, 1915; mailed from Centuria, Wisconsin; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss May Wigfield, Thompson, Iowa. "Say talk about busy that's what I've been. This is the way I look on Sundays. My brother on the right. How are you spending your acation? Yes I was attending Business College when I wrote. Please excuse my delay in writing. Oscar. Centuria Wisconsin R. 1."
Real-photo postcard with image of the white wood Methodist church building in Elmwood, Wisconsin. The front and a side of the building can be seen. The steeple has an open bell tower, and the bell and wheel are visible. Two brick chimneys are visible. The leaves of a deciduous tree hang in front of the building in the picture, and deciduous trees along the street in the distance can be seen, along with electric poles. Unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of the Romanesque Revival style St. Croix County courthouse in Hudson, Wisconsin. Several other buildings can be seen next to it. Printed on EKKP paper (used 1904-1950). Unused.
Linen postcard with colorized image of the front entrance to the Crystal Cave attraction near Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Jul 25, 1961; mailed from Akaley, Minn.; purple 3¢ Liberty stamp (Scott 1035). Printed on verso: "Genuine Curteich - Chicago 'C.T. Art-Colortone' Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)." Message: Addressed to Mrs. F. Keifer, 11 Forest St., Livingston, N.J. "Hi Ma, We went for a short ride and the car kept going west. Be back soon, Herm."
Real-photo postcard with image of the Methodist church building in Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin. Printed on Azo paper (used 1904-1918). Message:
Real-photo postcard with image of three automobiles parked outside the Frederic Hospital in Frederic, Wisconsin. Text printed on verso: All Rights Reserved. A. Pearson Co., Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Also, Printed on EKC paper (used 1930-1950). Unused.
Aerial view of the St. Croix River Valley looking upriver from below the bridge crossing at St. Croix Falls-Taylors Falls. Beyond the bridge can be seen the dam and power house. Text printed on verso: Pub for M.A.Tangen, Druggist, Taylors Falls, Minn. Date from postmark: Dec 21 1910; mailed from St. Paul, Minn.; stamp was removed. Message: Addressed to Miss Eunice Jerger, 10310 Empire Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. "A Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year to all the Jerger family. Yours lovingly, Jennie."
Unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of the Lost River area in Crystal Cave. Unused.
Real-photo postcard with image of commercial buildings in East Ellsworth, Wisconsin. The winter scene is looking north along Broadway Street from Main Street. Due to the bad silvering of the photograph, only a few signs can be seen, including Richter's Carriage Emporium (Surreys, Phaetons), McCollow's (general mercantile), and the Hotac__rt Saloon. At the end of the street is a single man walking down the middle of the street.
Printed in Germany.
Real-photo postcard with image of the school house in Clear Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin.
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Real-photo postcard with image of the roller mills in New Richmond, Wisconsin, on fire at night. The blaze is reflected in the Apple River. Date based on postmark: Oct 9 1916; mailed from New Richmond Wis; green 1c Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mrs. Mary Johnson, Prescott, Wisconsin, Route 1. "Dear Mame[?]: -- This is a view of how the fire really looked. Aren't the shadows great! Elinor."
