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Polk County (Wis.)
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Photographs of Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties

  • US ARC ARC 1999.001
  • collection
  • 1860 - 2005

Miscellaneous photographs and postcards, mainly duplicates and photocopies of originals, displaying places, people, businesses, buildings, and scenery in the four county region (Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties) of Wisconsin.

Visual material By University of Wisconsin-River Falls University Archives and Area Research Center (1860)

Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties manuscripts material

  • US ARC ARC1999.003
  • 1850-2005

Artificially collated collection of manuscripts materials donated by a number of individuals living in or otherwise associated with Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties. Includes both primary source materials, such as abstracts, warrantee deeds, correspondence, photographs, certificates, marriage records, etc., in addition to secondary sources, such as compiled genealogies and other records. Collection is no longer being maintained or added to as of January 2020.

River Falls Area Research Center

Along the shore, greetings from Milltown, Wisconsin

Typical Curteich "Greetings from ..." linen postcard, this one from their "Inland Lake Scenes--10 Subjects" line. The image is of a generic lake shore scene with two canoes and plenty of trees along the shoreline. Date from postmark: 1940; mailed from Milltown Wisconsin; green 1¢ George Washington stamp (placed upside down). Printed on verso: "Genuine Curteich-Chicago, 'C.T. Art-Color tone' Post Card (Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)." Date comes from the Curteich numbering system (see note). Message: Addressed to Mr. Clyde Tillery, 5624 W. 65 St., Chicago, Illinois. "Dear Kids, On our vacation. Having a good time. We are at Half Moon Lake about 350 miles from home. Caught lots of fish but just one big one. Love Opal."

South end Coon-Lake, Frederic, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of Coon Lake near Frederic, Wisconsin. Date from photographer. Postmarked May 25, 1912, Frederic, Wisconsin; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to June P. Welch, R 2, Dexter, Minn. "Going out to the place. Comm[__]. W.N[?]"

Half Moon Resort on Half Moon Lake, Milltown, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of the entrance to the Half Moon Resort near Milltown, Wisconsin. The sign for the resort, the main building, portions of several cottages, and a 1950s automobile, plus two more partial cars can be seen. Text printed on verso: All Rights Reserved, A. Pearson Co., Inc., Minneapolis, Minn. Printed on Kodak paper. Unused.

Scene on Half Moon Lake, Milltown, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image of a portion of the shoreline of Half Moon Lake, near Milltown in Polk County, Wisconsin. Shown are docks on the lake, a road along the shore, one automobile, electrical poles and lines, and several buildings in the distance. Text printed on verso: All Rights Reserved, A. Pearson Co., Inc., 2014 No. 3rd St., Minneapolis II, Minn. Printed on Kodak paper. Unused.

M-B Resort on Half Moon Lake, Milltown, Wisconsin

Real-photo postcard with image looking down the road in front of the M-B Resort outside of Milltown, Wisconsin, in Polk County. A few cottages can be seen in the trees. Text printed on verso: All Rights Reserved, A. Pearson Co., Inc., 2014 No. 3rd St., Minneapolis II, Minn. Date based on postmark: Jun 1960; mailed from Milltown Wis; purple 3¢ Liberty stamp. Printed on Kodak paper. Message: Addressed to Mrs. A.J. Stevens, 473 E. 5th St., Peru, Indiana. "Wednesday Evening. This is a picture of where we are. So far haven't had good weather - it didn't rain today for the first but its quite chilly. We had a real nice trip up tho and have a nice cabin and the food is good. Edna."

Greetings from East Balsam Resort, Balsam Lake, Wisconsin

Picture postcard with image of a lake and trees. Rhyme printed on verso: Quiet lake -- quiet sky, Nothing to do but watch time go by." Other text printed on verso: "Natural Color R Card," "Scenic Art, P.O. Box 67, Station A, Berkeley 2, Calif.," and "Color by Glen Devery. Date from postmark: Jun 7 1964; mailed from Balsam Lake Wis; purple 4¢ Lincoln stamp. Message: Addressed to Mr. & Mrs. John Clayton, R.R., Polo, Illinois. "The weather has been gorgeous except one storm one night. Everyone but me are one [sic] the lake this morning trying to catch fish. I only go evenings. We are all enjoying being together as I know you are enjoying your family. Vera & A."

Photographic postcard collection

  • collection
  • 1962-2019

Photographic postcards mainly related to the 4-county geographic area covered by the Area Research Center, that is, Burnett, Pierce, Polk, and St. Croix Counties but also include nearby regions, including some in Minnesota. This collection is particularly strong in areas of the region directly surrounding River Falls, Wisconsin. Also includes some photographs of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls campus, sports, and related miscellany.

Otto, Kathryn