Photograph
Little Bohemia
| Exterior view of Little Bohemia Restaurant and Lodge with multiple vehicles parked out front. |
| Image ID: | 53880 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1930 |
| Creator Name: | Born, Allan |
| City: | Manitowish Waters |
| County: | Vilas |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Allan Born photographs, circa 1930 - circa 1940 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | M2005.099.601, Box 2 |
| Original Dimensions: | 7 x 5 inches |
| This image is from a collection of photographs taken by Alan Born, a former jeweler and photographer from Ashland, Wisconsin. The negatives and photographs are of resorts, nature, and recreational activities in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Born's father, Elias, got him his start in photography, and Alan began making postcards from his photographs during the Depression era when his jewelry business was in decline. In April of 1934, the John Dillinger gang is rumored to have needed a place to hide out. One of them suggested the Little Bohemia summer resort in northern Wisconsin. The lodge had been built a few years earlier by Emil Wanatka, an emigrant of Bohemia, who had become friendly with bootleggers and gangsters during Prohibition. |
| Taverns (Inns) |
| Automobile parking |
| Automobiles |
| Restaurants |
| Commercial buildings |
| Trees |
| Business enterprises |
| Cities and towns |
| Outdoor photography |
| Resorts |
| Architecture |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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