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Sherwood Forest Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Sherwood Forest Hotel. The hotel burned August 11, 1923. Caption reads: "Sherwood Forest Hotel, Green Lake, Wis."
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Holy Hill

Date: 1920
Description: View of Holy Hill, with a field and the Hillside Hotel in the foreground. Captions read: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage" and "The Holy Hill and Hi...
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Larks Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across water toward the Larks Hotel and ferry. Caption reads: "Larks Hotel, Wisconsin Dells."
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Lake Geneva Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva Bay, with assorted homes and hotels, and boats docked at long piers. Caption reads: "Geneva Bay, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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Old Mission Inn

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Description: The Old Mission Inn, originally built as a mission house in 1832 by the Congregational mission established by Frederick Ayer in 1830. In later years furthe...
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Old Mission

Date: 1910
Description: View from pier towards the Old Mission in La Pointe on Madeline Island. Men are sitting at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Madeline Is...
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Winter View at King's Gateway Hotel

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Description: Five people are standing at a fence rail looking down at King's Gateway Hotel. Caption reads: "Winter View at King's Gateway Hotel from the Top of the Ski ...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Park Hotel, looking south from the Capitol Dome. Lake Monona is in the background. A streetcar is in the intersection. Caption reads: ...
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Panoramic View of Chicago Loop

Date: 1910
Description: Panoramic bird's-eye view of the heart of the Loop. Labeled sites include: Insurance Exchange, Continental and Commercial National Bank, Post Office, Dear...
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The Ruins

Date: 1912
Description: Colorized postcard of "The Ruins." A brick hotel (possibly the MLAKAR HOTEL) is behind and to the right of the old foundation. Various signs are pasted on ...
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Greetings from Pine Grove Hotel "On the River"

Date: 1926
Description: Composite postcard with eight images of the Pine Grove Hotel and cottages, and views of the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "Greetings from Pine Grove Hote...
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Hotel and Feed Barn

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Description: Photographic postcard of view across muddy road of a man wearing a suit and standing on the porch of the two-story Hotel and Feed Barn. Two signs next to h...
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Wolfrum's Resortm, Little Cedar Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View up sloped lawn towards Wolfrum's Resort at Cedar Lake. Along the top of the slope are four buildings and a water tower. Caption reads: "Wolfrum's Reso...
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Gottfried's, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized elevated view of a large lakeside hotel inspired by castles on the Rhine. A small excursion boat is passing the dock and boathouse. Caption reads...
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View of the Shore

Date: 1915
Description: View of Ephraim from the bay, with a pier in the foreground. Churches are on the left and right, and the Hillside Hotel is in the center near the shore. Ca...
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Ephraim, Door County

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Description: View of Ephraim from Eagle Bay. Caption reads: "Ephraim, Door County." Text on reverse reads: "Ephraim is a charming town on Door County's western shorelin...
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Welckers Casino

Date: 1907
Description: Slightly elevated view of a rectangular three-story building with wrap-around porches on the first and second floors. Tables and chairs are on the second f...
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Main Street, North

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Description: View down north Main Street. The Hotel Wrchota is on the left. Horse-drawn vehicles and automobiles are further down the street. A tree-covered hill is in ...
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Hotel Interlocken on Beautiful Beaver Lake

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Description: Illustration of an aerial view of Hotel Interlocken, including the grounds and Beaver Lake. Caption at bottom reads: "A three hour delightful drive from Ch...
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Hotel Crandall at "The Dells"

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Description: Aerial view of a hotel with multiple buildings near a bend in the Wisconsin River. A paddle-wheel steamer is heading toward the Dells. Caption reads: "Hote...

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