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US ARC PH 2012.003.035 · item · Unknown
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Real picture postcard of the local branch of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. It shows the three story brick building with signature elk bust above the door and elk statues guarding the stares. The plaque at the top of the building reads BPOE, but the individual lodge number uncertain. This branch of the Elks is no longer standing. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868. It is one of the leading fraternal orders in the U.S., claiming nearly one million members.

US ARC PH 2016.001.107 · item · [ca. 1938]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Postcard with a colorized image of a natural spring near Osceola, Wisconsin. A woman and dog are shown near the spring. Text printed on verso: Chas. H. Werner & Sons Co., Detroit, Mich. Made in Germany. Date from postmark: Aug 12, 1938, mailed from Osc[eo]la Wisconsin; green 1¢ Franklin stamp. Message: Addressed to Esther & Ezra Pampel, Graymont, Ill. "Della & Noel."

US ARC PH 1992.057.012 · item · circa 1910
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Real-photo postcard with image of a bicycle club in Hudson, Wisconsin. The members of the club are lined across a dirt street in the business district of Hudson. Date of image from typed paper attached to the postcard. Printed on Azo paper with all four triangles pointing up (used 1904-1918). Unused.