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Unidentified Family at Bird's Nest Resort

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Description: Unidentified family sitting on the steps of the Bird's Nest Resort.
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La Belle House

Date: 1867
Description: A summer resort, situated on the banks of Fowler and La Belle Lakes, in the village of Oconomowoc, thirty miles from Milwaukee on the St. Paul R.R. Men sta...
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Little Bohemia Lodge

Date: 1990
Description: The Little Bohemia Lodge where John Dillinger and his gang escaped from the FBI after a shootout in 1934. The lodge was visited by members of the crew for ...
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Trading Post at Willie's White Birch Lodge

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the trading post at Willie's White Birch Lodge. Fishing lures are on display on the back wall behind a counter with signs that read: "Pat'...
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Log Cabin Store

Date: 1941
Description: Exterior view toward the store. There are two gas pumps in front, and trees and a lake in the background. Caption reads: "Log cabin store at Pine Grove Res...
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Main Lodge at Hartel's Resort

Date: 1938
Description: View of the dining room. Caption reads: "Dining room and main lodge at Hartel's Resort on Lost Land Lake near Hayward, Wis."
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Entrance to Scheer Bros. Boulder Lodge

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Description: A woman stands next to a boulder along a drive leading to cabins. "BOULDER LODGE" is printed on the boulder. Boulder Lodge is located on Ghost Lake.
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The Terrace Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the Terrace Hotel through its front gate, upon which the word "Bethesda" appears backwards. There is a horse-drawn carriage off to the sid...
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Boys on Horseback at Buck Hill Falls

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Description: Boys ride ponies and travel in horse-drawn carriages through a field at Buck Hill Falls, a private resort community in the Pocono Mountains. Behind them,...
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The Oakbirch Inn and Casino

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Description: A view of the inn, casino, and other structures at The Oakbirch Inn and Casino taken from a tree-lined road. A man sits in the passenger side of a car park...
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Entrance to Silver-Dale Resort

Date: 04 1925
Description: View of the wood trellis fence and columns that frame the entrance gate to the Silver-Dale Resort. A group of people are sitting on the porch of a refreshm...
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The Main Entrance — Devi-Bara Resort

Date: 1931
Description: View of the entrance to the Devi-Bara Resort. There is sign on the fence that reads, "Saddle Horses - 1/2 block" and another sign on a tree denoting that t...
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Kinzler's Kabin

Date: 1930
Description: View from across road of a grocery store and gas station, with a home next door. The store features two pumps and advertises Deep Rock motor oil, Coca-Cola...
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Panoramic Resort at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1925
Description: View of two-seat lawn swings amid trees on a lawn. Cabins are along a hill in the background. There is an information center on the far left.
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Tourist Free Campground

Date: 1925
Description: An information station advertising: free camping, with hot sandwiches and coffee, and tents and cots for sale. On a utility line pole, there are signs for ...
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Moccasin Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Stone retaining wall along a road leading to a northern Wisconsin resort property on Lac Court Oreilles Lake. A pavilion and buildings border the road. The...
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Northwoods Inn

Date: 1935
Description: View from road of clapboard buildings, one with a large enclosed front porch, bordering the roadway. There is a Cities Service Oils gas pump and a sign for...
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Hanson's on Spring Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View towards shoreline of nine wooden rowboats pulled up on shore. "Hanson's" is stenciled on the bows. A low bench looks out over the tree-lined lake.
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Smeade's Cloverleaf Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Variety of buildings reflected in Teal Lake. A wooden rowboat is tied to a pier on the lake. The Teal River is rushing over a nearby dam and along the dirt...
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Up Where the North Begins

Date: 1935
Description: Two outhouses in the woods made of vertical logs. On their doors, one says "PA" and the other says "MA". There is an automobile with two small boys sitting...

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