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Lake scene, Luck, Wisconsin

• [ca. 1915] (creation)

1 photograph : print, sepia toned ; 9 x 14 cm (postcard format)

Real-photo postcard with image of a lake and shoreline near Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin. There are several boats at the end of a dock, with a man standing in one, probably fishing. In the trees on the far shore can be seen a house and several other buildings. Date from postmark: 1915 Nov 13; mailed from Danbury & [not legible] R.P.O.; green 1¢ Washington stamp. Message: Addressed to Mr. J. H. Forbes, Burwell, Nebr. Nov. 13 - 15. Just a few lines to let you know we are here in Luck, Wisconsin, we are out looking at a fine Dairy country every day, there sure are fine roads here. Tell Dad Wright[?] that I have not saw a checker board since I left there, but I am thinking of a few moves that I will work on him when I get back there. J.W.B."

This item is made available by the University Archives & Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, for personal, educational, and research purposes in accordance with the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Act of 1976. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner.

Cataloged by kdo, 02/15/2019

Donated March 5, 2019, by Kathryn Otto, St. Paul MN.

Postcard Shoebox 3

[United States] : [Publisher not identified], [ca. 1915]

• Lakes & ponds -- Wisconsin -- Luck -- 1910-1920 Lakes -- Recreational use -- Wisconsin -- Polk County -- 1910-1920

• Luck (Wis.) Polk County (Wis.) Lakes