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Iceboating

Date: 1920
Description: Three men work with an iceboat just offshore near Cottage Row Road. The sail and boom lie on the ice. There are boathouses and three windmills along the ...
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Gordon Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: A boat with an outboard motor is tied to the rustic log pier; a second boat is overturned on an extension of the pier. There is a fish net hanging over the...
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Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1920
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses in Bavarian dress, holding a carved walking stick, on the porch of his cottage on Europe Lake. He wears a felt hat with braid and a la...
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Europe Lake Boathouse

Date: 1923
Description: View from the water of the Hotz family cottage, boathouse, and rustic pier on Europe Lake.
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The Result of Thrift and Energy

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional cards created to attract farmers to the agricultural land in northern Wisconsin. The image depicts Conrad Flicker and his family standing in ...
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Cherry Trees in Bloom

Date: 05 1919
Description: Elevated view across Sturgeon Bay Road, now Highway 42, toward the Gibraltar Orchard cherry camp. There is a wooden fence in the foreground, and the camp c...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Bike Hosteling Scrapbook: Hostel Highlights

Date: 06 26 1940
Description: Page from the scrapbook of bike hosteling trips sponsored by Neighborhood House, with highlights from the second hostel trip to the Post Farm Hostel in Mad...
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Jones Cottage on the 'Island'

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Description: Eight men are posing outside the porch of a cottage which is surrounded by trees. There are blankets and clothes hanging on the clothesline. A work table w...
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Cottages at Boulder Lodge

Date: 1933
Description: View of a large rock that says "Boulder Lodge." Behind the boulder are the cottages at Boulder Lodge.
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Cable Lake Cottages

Date: 1934
Description: View across lake of three cottages surrounded by trees. Each cottage has a screened porch and a dock on the shore of Cable Lake. There is a group of childr...
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Automobiles at Pease Resort on Eau Claire Lakes

Date: 1933
Description: Four automobiles parked at the top of a dirt drive at Pease Resort on Upper Eau Claire Lake. On the far right is a shed or garage, and on the left are tree...
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Lakewoods Country Club

Date: 1933
Description: View looking down tree-lined road and birch log fence. The road is along a shoreline and leads to the Lakewoods Country Club. Three buildings are along a l...
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Top O' Wis Terrace

Date: 1935
Description: House, cottages and property of Mrs. J.J. Fisher overlooking Lake Superior.
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Hotz Family Cottages

Date: 1914
Description: View from below a bluff, through evergreens and birch trees, looking up at the Hotz Fish Creek compound. The stone garage and tower are on the left.
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Hotz Fish Creek Cottages

Date: 1913
Description: View from the base of the bluff looking up at the Hotz compound. A flag blows in the breeze above birch and evergreen trees. A woman is standing on the por...
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Dr. Gordon's Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: View across rocky shoreline of Dr. Gordon standing in front of his cottage on the rocky North Bay shore. The cottage is partially obscured in a dense stand...
Map or Atlas

Door County : Tourist Map of Door County, Wisconsin, with Directory of Summer Resorts

Date: 1940
Description: This tourist map of Door County, Wisconsin, lists the points of interest and tourist hotels, cabins and cottages in the area. Ferry schedules to Washington...
Map or Atlas

Star Lake Country, Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: This 1909 map of northern Wisconsin and a portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula shows the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, cities and villages, railroad...
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Cottages at Atcheson's Resort

Date: 1930
Description: View of resort cottages near a lake. A group of vacationers are sitting on the lawn and porch. A birdhouse on a tall post is among trees on the right. Hill...
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Golden Rule Park

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn towards the entrance to Golden Rule Park. A large sign says "Golden Rule Park / Welcome." Men, woman and children are posed near cabins an...

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