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Gifford's Home on East Lake

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Description: People on the shore of East Lake (now called Lake Tahkodah) by the Gifford residence, with tipis in the distance.
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Little Bohemia

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of Little Bohemia Restaurant and Lodge with multiple vehicles parked out front.
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Cabins and Boats at Al's Place on the Turtle Flowage

Date: 1935
Description: View from water of vacation cabins and boats along lake shoreline of Turtle Flowage. The roof of the building on the right says: "Al's Place / Lunches — Ca...
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Cars Parked by House

Date: 1933
Description: Old cars parked in tall grass next to a house with a porch; a gas pump is on the right. There is a smaller dwelling with a car parked next to it on the lef...
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Hall's Resort on Chippewa Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View across road of an automobile parked next to a building that has a gasoline pump in front of it by the dirt road of County Trunk B. There is a hand-pai...
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Entrance to Scheer Bros. Boulder Lodge

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Description: A woman stands next to a boulder along a drive leading to cabins. "BOULDER LODGE" is printed on the boulder. Boulder Lodge is located on Ghost Lake.
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Boulder Lodge on Ghost Lake

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Description: A car parked by resort cabins on cutover land. There is a birdhouse perched on a tall pole in the yard.
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Catholic Church

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of Catholic Church. The convent is on the left and barns are to the right.
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Couderay Cozy Cabins

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of northern Wisconsin cabin in the woods with boat docks along the rip-rapped shore.
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Lake View of Couderay Cozy Cabins

Date: 1935
Description: View from lake of cabins in northern Wisconsin forest, with boat docks along the shoreline.
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One of Jules Lake Chippewa Lodge Cabins

Date: 1937
Description: Log cabin on cleared land near Lake Chippewa. Nearby there is an arched log bridge over a dry gully.
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Moccasin Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Stone retaining wall along a road leading to a northern Wisconsin resort property on Lac Court Oreilles Lake. A pavilion and buildings border the road. The...
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Northwoods Inn

Date: 1935
Description: View from road of clapboard buildings, one with a large enclosed front porch, bordering the roadway. There is a Cities Service Oils gas pump and a sign for...
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Studie Baker's Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: View from road of large two-story building situated along roadway. A gasoline pump is next to the building along with four fifty-five gallon drums position...
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Studie Baker's Cafe

Date: 1935
Description: Large two-plus story log building with awnings over the windows, with a one-story attached cafe with a sign that says: MAMMOUTH GAYETY CAFE. There is a cou...
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Morgan's Lost Land Lake Resort Shoreline

Date: 1935
Description: View along shoreline of a man wearing a hat and sitting on a hillside. A dog retrieves a stick in the water. Wooden row boats are at docks in the backgroun...
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Boat Landing at Swatiks Fin and Feather Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Wooden rowboats tied along shoreline of Moose Lake. One boat has a small trolling motor. A small building is along the shore near a dock with a bench.
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Main Lodge at Fin and Feather Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Two-story log building surrounded by immature trees on Moose Lake. There is a flagpole on the left, and automobiles are parked in the foreground.
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Dining Cabin at Fin and Feather Resort

Date: 1935
Description: View over Moose Lake of log building on low hillside. A man and another person are standing on a dock next to a wood boat with a small motor attached, and ...
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Log Cabins of the Great Outdoors Club

Date: 1935
Description: View from North Lake of log cabins low hillside among trees.

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