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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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Aerial View of Cable

Date: 1936
Description: Aerial view of Cable, in northern Wisconsin. Text at foot reads: "Airplane View of Cable, Wis. 244."
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The Court

Date: 1935
Description: View from above of spectators watching men play doubles tennis at a downtown tennis court. There is a water tower in the background.
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The Irvington Company

Date: 1935
Description: View across field of four dwellings and a two-car garage located amongst very large pine trees. There are newly planted deciduous trees and hedges.
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George Dennis Cottage

Date: 1935
Description: View across driveway of one-and-a-half story house with a stone chimney situated under large pine trees and new plantings. Cable Lake is in the background.
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Lee Cottage on Cable Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of a two-story cottage on shore of Cable Lake.
Postcard

Chalet at Mt. Telemark

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Description: Color postcard of the Chalet at Mt. Telemark. Skiers and skis are in front of the Chalet.
Postcard

Main Street Shopping Center

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Description: Color postcard of the Main Street Shopping Center, with a food market, a drug store and Post Office.
Postcard

Trinity Lutheran Church

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Description: Color postcard of Trinity Lutheran Church. It is a log chapel, built of native timber, and designed to fit the Northwoods area.
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Tourist Park

Date: 1937
Description: Three young children standing outside of a picnic shelter at Tourist Park with a picnic table and automobile.
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Meskans on East Lake

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of a woman wearing a bathing suit sitting on the dock in front of a cabin. Five people stand on the porch of the cabin looking out over the...
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Airplane View of Cable

Date: 1932
Description: Aerial view of town.
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Lake O'Bays Hotel on Lake Namakagon

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view across lawn of the Lake O'Bays Hotel on Lake Namakagon. The hotel is a two-story building with many windows. There is a road or path in front...
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Lakewoods Resort on Namagakon Lake

Date: 1931
Description: Scenic view from shoreline over Namakagon Lake towards the opposite shoreline. There are two large buildings nestled among trees with a pergola on the lawn...
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Dog in Front of Log Cabin

Date: 1934
Description: A dog stands in front of a single-story log cabin with a screened front porch. The cabin is perched on the side of a slope, and the supports can be seen un...
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Man at Les Crandall's Housekeeping Cabins

Date: 1934
Description: View of a man sitting on a wooden bench in front of small pine trees and a single-story log cabin with brick chimney.
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LOH Lodge on Eau Claire Lakes

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of front steps and porch of a single-story log cabin surrounded by trees.
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Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of a log church showing the front doorway and entry way and the left side of the building. There is a stone chimney at the back near another ...
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Cow Palace and Apartment

Date: 2002
Description: The Cow Palace, a wooden cow barn and apartment at Forest Lodge on Lake Namakagon. Flower boxes are situated on the apartment portion of the cow palace. Th...
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Mary Griggs (Burke) on Boathouse

Date: 1932
Description: Mary Griggs (Burke) is leaning against a pipe railing on the corner of the second story of the Forest Lodge boathouse. Mary is wearing a wide-legged jumpsu...

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