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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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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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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...
Photograph

Eggert's Point Henry Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Four men and two women outside lakeside cabin built with vertical logs at Spider Lake. One women is sitting on the ground hugging a dog, and the other wom...
Photograph

Gifford's on East Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe next to a boat dock where more people are standing. A boathouse is on shore and a cottage is up a slight hill ...
Photograph

Gifford's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of people sitting in a canoe on the shore of East Lake next to a dock on which people are standing and a flag is waving. On shore there is ...
Photograph

Housekeeping Cottages at Cottage Grove Resort on Mason Lake

Date: 1927
Description: Two women pose outside their lakefront cabin.
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Dock and Shoreline at Log Cabin Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: View from water of the dock and steep shoreline at Log Cabin Lodge on Lake Millicent. There are people and boats both on shore and on the dock.
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Dock and Diving Board

Date: 1938
Description: View from water of seven men, women and children standing on the shoreline at Log Cabin Lodge looking out over a diving board and dock on Lake Millicent. T...
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People on Dock at Log Cabin Lodge

Date: 1938
Description: One woman stands on shore at Log Cabin Lodge looking at the photographer. Eight people sit on the dock, while two men are standing in Lake Millicent. Three...
Photograph

White Pine Lodge on Lake Owen

Date: 1933
Description: Two women stand on the lawn looking at Lake Owen. There are wooden benches, trees, and a rowboat on the right. The White Pine Lodge with porches is on the ...
Photograph

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...
Postcard

Crystal Lake Resort

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view from hill through trees and over a bridge toward the Crystal Lake Resort on the opposite shoreline. There are two women wearing ...
Photograph

Picnic Tables at Resort

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Description: View of groups of people sitting at picnic tables under rows of trees that lead down to a lake at a resort. More people are standing or walking near buildi...
Postcard

Grindstone Lake Summer Resort

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards a resort, guest cottage and boathouse. Women are standing behind a fence on the lawn on the hill above on the right.
Postcard

Camp Brooklyn

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Camp Brooklyn, Lake Kegonsa." One man and two women are boating on Lake Kegonsa. Cottages, trees and docks line the shore.

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