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Eagle Inn

Date: 1910
Description: Eagle Inn and grounds.
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Lane near Ephraim

Date: 1905
Description: A lane in Ephraim with power lines lining the road. There is a body of water in the distance with houses on the far shoreline.
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Two Men in front of Lodge

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Description: Exterior view of a lodge, probably on Rock Island in Door County. Two men pose in front of the building.
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Big Bill Thompson and Friends

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Description: "Big" Bill Thompson (center) poses with two friends from Chicago in front of a lodge.
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Woman Standing over Bound Man

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Description: A woman standing over a man who has been tied up and laid across boards resting on two sawhorses. In the background is a telephone on a half wall, and a ta...
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Children Posing in Studio

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Description: Four young boys, with Syl being the youngest, posing in Harry Dankoler's photography studio in front of a backdrop. One of the boys is holding a feather du...
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Group Posed with Rifles and Pistols

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Description: A group of men, women and children posed in Harry Dankoler's photography studio holding rifles and pistols as if they were surrounded.
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Men Pointing Pistols at Man Riding Sawhorse

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Description: Two men are posing in front of a backdrop pointing pistols at a man who is riding a sawhorse as if it were a real horse and holding up his hand in surrende...
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Staged Scene

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Description: A scene staged in front of a backdrop. A man on his knees is leaning over the seat of a chair that has been turned sideways. Syl hangs on his back while th...
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Two Men Posing in front of Backdrop

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Description: Two men standing in front of a backdrop pose for a photograph staged at Harry Dankoler's photography studio.
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Men Posed with Desk

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Description: Two men posed in front of a backdrop on either side of a desk at Harry Dankoler's photography studio.
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Large Group Seated in Photography Studio

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Description: A large group of people posed in chairs at Harry Dankoler's photography studio. Syl is the youngest child on the front row near the center aisle on the rig...
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Group Posed in Photography Studio

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Description: A posed photograph in front of a backdrop with two men standing to the left near a board resting on a book in the foreground. A woman and three other men a...
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Woman with Two Men

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Description: A woman who appears to be Aunt Helen shakes hands with a man in a room while another man looks on. The room appears to be a studio as it has a large painte...
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Door County Country Club

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Description: Exterior of the Door County Country Club, opened in 1921. Men and women gather on the building's porch and on the lawn.
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Bay Shore Inn

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Description: Exterior of Bay Shore Inn, which opened in 1922. Men and women gather on the porch and on the lawn in front of the building.
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Carl Nelson

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Description: Full-length cabinet card portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Carl Nielson [as written on published Roster of Wisconsin Volunteers, Volume 1 and on t...
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Spring Blossoms

Date: 1925
Description: Alice Hotz Apfelbach, right, and her younger sister Margaret Hotz pose in front of a picket fence along a dirt lane which is now Highway 42. Behind the fe...
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View across Fish Creek Harbor to the village of Fish Creek and its pier, with warehouse. On the right is Dr. Weckler's Resort, a large wooden building with...
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Saloon Interior

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of a saloon. A bartender stands behind the bar, and another man wearing a hat stands in front of the bar. The back of the carved wood bar is mirro...

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