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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Townsend House

Date: 1870
Description: Townsend House and grounds with elaborate birdhouse in foreground.
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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...
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"The Cherry" at Everett's Resort

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Description: View across water toward The Cherry on the shoreline among trees. Caption reads: "'The Cherry' at Everett's Resort, Eagle River, Wis."
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Whippoorwill Cottage

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Description: Exterior view of the Whippoorwill cottage at Styza's Birchwood Lodge on Garth Lake. A black automobile is parked in front of the building and trees surroun...
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The Raven Cottage

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Description: Exterior view of the Raven, a humble cottage in the woods at Wilsie's White Birch Lodge. Caption reads: "The Raven, Wilsie's White Birch Lodge, Boulder Jct...
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Bridge at Wilsie's White Birch Lodge

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Description: A wooded lakeside scene at Wilsie's WHite Birch Lodge including a small bridge and a footpath leading to picnic tables. Caption reads: "Scene at Wilsie's W...
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Cabins at Al's Place on the Turtle Flowage

Date: 1933
Description: Modest cabins located along shoreline of Turtle Flowage on a cloudy day.
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Cabins and Boats at Al's Place on the Turtle Flowage

Date: 1935
Description: View from water of vacation cabins and boats along lake shoreline of Turtle Flowage. The roof of the building on the right says: "Al's Place / Lunches — Ca...
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Two Women on Lawn of Large Estate

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Description: Two women pose on the lawn in front of a large estate. The building, with a large, wrap-around porch, and clock tower, was probably used as a resort or hot...
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Bedford Springs Resort

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Description: View of Bedford Springs Resort, built in 1806, taken from the veranda. A row of arched columns spans the length of the veranda between the front of the bui...
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Bedford Springs Resort

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Description: View of a walkway at Bedford Springs Resort, built in 1806. From one end of the collonade, a man can be seen standing while other people sit in chairs and ...
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Smith's Hotel

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Description: A bridge leads across a body of water to the three-story Smith's (Resort) Hotel. Several people stand on the building's wrap-around porch and the roof feat...
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Dering's Resort

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Description: View of Dering's Resort, located in a wooded area. In the foreground is a road, and on the other side is a resort cabin with a small garden and bird bath.
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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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One of Jules Lake Chippewa Lodge Cabins

Date: 1937
Description: Log cabin on cleared land near Lake Chippewa. Nearby there is an arched log bridge over a dry gully.
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Main Lodge at Fin & Feather Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Lakeside view of large two-story log lodge with outside stone chimmney at Moose Lake.
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Liberty Camp Cottage

Date: 1935
Description: White clapboard cottage near shore of Little Spider Lake.
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Bear Lake Resort Cabin

Date: 1935
Description: A log cabin and another building situated in the woods next to Bear Lake.
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Recreation Building at Call of the Wild Resort

Date: 1935
Description: Log cabin with a porch in the woods near the Eau Claire Lakes in southwest Bayfield County.

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