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US ARC PH 2013.001.082 · item · [ca. 1943]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Real-photo postcard with image of Big Butternut Lake near Luck, Wisconsin. A road runs near the lake in this scene, lawn chairs sit on the grassy incline, and the shoreline is covered with deciduous trees. Date from postmark: Aug 12, 1943; mailed from Luck Wisconsin; green 1¢ Liberty stamp. Message: Addressed to Miss Christine Green, Poynette Wisconsin "Remember this? Granddad's was all weedy but I pulled a lot of them & cut the grass. Boy! Am I sore! He doesn't even know I did it! I was afraid he might not like it!! Disappointed not see Eliz. She wanted us to come up. I'd like to stay with G. a while longer & get to see her but supose I'd better go with the car." Message is not signed.

US ARC PH 2017.001.044 · item · [ca. 1910]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Tinted picture postcard with image of the dam waterfalls at Somerset, near New Richmond in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. Published for C.C. Casey. The stamp was removed and along with it most of the postmark. Message: Addressed to Mrs. C.F. Engelke, Glenwood, Wisconsin. "Dear Mrs. C.F., Say that wasn't the train at all that we heard the day I left but I thought it wasn't worth going back but I didn't say all that I wanted to ha! ha! I saw Myrl at the depot. Well I got out here again and am pretty busy. I'll be glad to get home again you bet only I'm not so awful lonesome but still I'm quite lonesome but then not so very. Ha! Ha. Goodby [sic] Doris and write soon. Address Richmond, c/o James Casey, from Etta."

'Big Gust' 7ft. 6 in. tall
US ARC PH 2018.012.001 · item · [between 1902 and 1926]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Reproduction of a real-photo postcard showing Big Gust, Grantsburg's legendary village marshall, with a news reporter. Original photograph taken between 1902 and 1926. Unused.

US ARC PH 2018.012.004 · item · [between 1902-1926]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Reproduction of a real-photo postcard showing Big Gust, Grantsburg's legendary village marshall, with Anton M. Anderson. Original photograph taken between 1902 and 1926. Unused.

Big Gust with Hime Cohen
US ARC PH 2018.012.002 · item · [between 1902-1926]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Reproduction of a real-photo postcard showing Big Gust, Grantsburg's legendary village marshall, with Hime Cohen. Original photograph taken between 1902 and 1926. Unused.

Big Gust with Martin Giswold
US ARC PH 2018.012.003 · item · [between 1902-1926]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Reproduction of a real-photo postcard showing Big Gust, Grantsburg's legendary village marshall, with Martin Giswold. Original photograph taken between 1902 and 1926. Damage was on the original postcard used to make the reproduction. Unused.

US ARC PH 2018.001.077 · item · [ca. 1909]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Real-photo postcard with image of a man standing at the end of a small dock with a rowboat on the edge of Big Trade Lake in Burnett County, Wisconsin. Date from postmark: Oct 11 1909; mailed from Trade Lake Wis, second postmark Strandburg S. Dak.; green 1¢ Franklin stamp. Message: Addressed to Mrs. M. P. Moe, Strandburg, S. Dak. [In Swedish].

UWRF Series 151 · collection · circa 1874 -

This series contains items that are from alumni and faculty of UW-River Falls. The items can include biographies, reminiscences, speeches, articles about, papers written by, etc. The Archives’ biographical index to local newspapers and other sources also has entries for this series for each individual.

US ARC PH 2013.001.158 · item · [1960s]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Picture postcard with image of a lake shore with a dock, two people sitting on chairs at the end of the dock, a boy in the water on a float devise, a boat with a motor, a slide into the lake, four cottages line the shore, and numerous trees. Title from verso; the rest of the text reads "located 2? miles north of Hertle, Wisconsin on Hwy. 70, half way between Spooner & Siren, Wisconsin in the heart of the fish bowl area. 10 strictly modern housekeeping cottages. Sandy beach, children's playground, recreation room. Orv and Delene Brue, Prop., Phone 3143, Webster, Wisconsin, P.O. address, Star Route, Webster, Wisconsin" Natural Color by Mike Roberts, Berkeley 2, Calif. G. R. Brown Co. Dist. -- 324 Lake St., Eau Claire, Wisconsin Unused.

US ARC PH 2018.003.037 · item · [ca. 1916]
Part of Photographic postcard collection

Real-photo postcard with image of the "Birchwood" cottage at the Hunky Dory Farms resort near Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. Date from message (7/11/16) and postmark (Jul 12, 1916); mailed from St. Paul, Minn.; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mrs. J.A. Homquist, Hastings, Minn. "7/11/16, This is our cottage. Nice and cool in the evening. Right on the lake shore. Having a dandy good time, Karl."