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| Date: | 1905 |
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| 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." |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | A fisherman is reclining in his boat at sunset as many fish swim in the lake. He is drinking beer out of a tap attached to a barrel floating in the water. ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across water toward several buildings on shoreline, two with large smokestacks. A man is standing on the shore, and two people are in a boat on the ri... |
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| Description: | View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s... |
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| Description: | A view of Lac Court O'Reilles at Schramm's Resort, including wood lawn chairs, a bench and trees. The side of a cottage is on the left. Caption reads: "A P... |
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| Description: | View along shoreline through trees of a wet boathouse at The Morey Resort. Caption reads: "Boat House, The Morey Resort, Eagle River, Wis." |
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| Description: | Color postcard of an aerial view of the Lakewoods Family Resort on Lake Namekagon. All modern housekeeping cottages with an indoor heated swimming pool. |
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| Description: | A woman in an Indian dress and headband sits at High Rock in the Upper Dells looking over the Wisconsin River at a tour boat. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a fishing boat in Lake Superior with tourists on board. There is an island on the horizon. Caption reads: "'The Apostle Isla... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view over water towards boats and boaters at a resort. In the background are people and boats near a pier. The resort is among trees on ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the North Side Landing. There is a covered tour boat at the edge of the lake and passengers on board. At the shoreline is a cabin... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Color enhanced black and white photographic postcard, a double length panorama of the Lake View Hotel. The lake shore is stabilized with a rock wall and a ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View across water towards Jack O'Lantern Lodge located on Taylor Lake, east of Eagle Lake on STH 70. Caption reads: "Jack O'Lantern Lodge, Eagle River, Wis... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view across water towards the Hotel Linden on the shore of Cedar Lake. On the far shoreline are two buildings, a boathouse, and boats lined up... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the White House resort at Cedar Lake. The view is across water towards two buildings on a wooded hill, and a dock with boats, and a bo... |
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| Description: | View across lake towards Harnsward Lodge, with a group of people in bathing suits sitting on the landing of the boathouse. Caption reads: "Harnsward Lodge,... |
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| Description: | View across lake towards the Gonring's Resort from Cedar Lake. Along the shoreline are two buildings, a parking lot and a boat landing. Caption reads: "Gon... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of Diefenthaler's Shorr Resort at Cedar Lake. The view across the lake is of buildings behind trees, a sailboat at the dock, a rowboat at... |
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