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Entrance to Schofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: A group portrait at the entrance to the Schofield Hotel. A man and five women pose near a parked car at the hotel entrance sign. The sign listed J.A. Smith...
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Cottages at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: View up slope towards two small cottages at the Coldwater Canyon Hotel. A man with a tennis racket is seated on the porch of the cottage on the left.
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The Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Exterior view across lawn of the main building of the Birchcliff Hotel. A porch is in the front, and a screened-in porch is on the right side. Chairs are o...
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Main Building — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn of the main building, with a woman is standing at the entrance to the dining room of the Birchcliff Hotel.
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Main Building, The "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: View up drive towards the main building with wrap-around porch. A bicycle is parked at the bottom of the stairs. Guest cottages are behind the main buildin...
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Main Building, the "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Three-quarter view of the main building. A woman us standing on the porch holding a broom, and a bicycle is parked at the bottom of the stairs. Tennis rack...
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Log Cabin at Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: One-room log cabin at Brady's Lodge in a open are with tall grass. Two young trees are along the cabin on the right.
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Fishin's Good at Jordan Lake

Date: 1926
Description: Men and boys fishing at Jordan Lake. One man is standing next to a boat pulled up at the shore and is holding up his catch of the day. There are cattails a...
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Mrs. Sam T. Cummings

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Description: View of the house of Sam T. Cummings that provided guest lodging. His wife, Josephine, is seated on the front stairs. Another woman is seated on the lawn s...
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1927
Description: View across road of a large cottage with a front porch on the right, with two people sitting in a lawn chair in front. Down the hill on the left behind tre...
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Edgewater Hotel Anex [sic] "On the River"

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Edgewater Hotel Anex [sic] which has a screened-in porch. Young trees are planted in the lawn.
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Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter view of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms, which has a porch and a balcony. Signs in front advertise rooms, bath and garage for 75 cents per person, ...
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Lawn at Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Side lawn of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms. Children are sitting in the lawn swing in the foreground, and another lawn swing is in the background next to the g...
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"Fields" "The Maples"

Date: 1926
Description: View from street of a large brick house with an arched entrance and wrap-around columned porch. There are benches on the lawn along the side of the house o...
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"Davenport" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: View of the "Davenport" guest cottage. There is an entrance in front and a screened-in porch. In the background on the left is another guest cottage named ...
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"Freeport" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: The "Freeport" cottage at Oshawa Cottages. There is an entrance on the side of the screened-in porch. In the background on the left is another building, an...
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"Madison" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the "Madison" cottage. There are steps to the corner entrance of the screened-in porch. There is another cottage in the background on the ...
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Cottages at Pine Grove Camp

Date: 1928
Description: View of a group of guest cottages at Pine Grove Camp. Automobiles are parked by two of the cottages. A woman and a girl are sitting on a park bench under t...
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Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1924
Description: Three-quarter view of the Ravenswood Hotel surrounded by pine trees. There is a screened porch and a balcony above. An automobile is parked on the side in ...
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Riverview Free Campground

Date: 1927
Description: The campsites among the trees and tall grass at Riverview Campground. A few tents are set up, and a group of guests are around a picnic table.

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