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| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | Chulew family (from left): Marcia, Natalie, and Manny at Schwartz's Resort. |
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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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| Description: | Elevated view of children swimming in a pool between buildings at Segers Bathing Resort. A wooded area surrounds the resort. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | A large slide at Pease's Resort on the shore of the Upper Eau Claire Lake. Children are in the water near stairs that go up the hill. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from the water of three boys on the dock at the foot of a steep stairway. There is a large roofed landing with benches half way up the hill, and many ... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View from lake of a few boys on a dock as well as four wooden boats pulled up along the dock or the shoreline. There is a diving platform at the end of the... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View of two people in a canoe on Lake Owen near White Pine Lodge. Just behind them is a swimming platform. In the foreground is a dirt path in the grass, ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Outdoor scene at the Dells Farm Resort. Five people pose while seated on lawn furniture outside the cabin. Another woman poses as she is about to hit a cro... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View across water of men and children swimming around and diving off of a diving platform at Lakewoods Resort on Namakagon Lake. In the distance is the far... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A view of the Log Cabin Filling Station at a tourist camp. A garage for washing and greasing on the left. Two tall gas pumps. Lamps made of interlaced logs... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View across lawn of the main building and grounds at Butternut Lodge. Three young children are on are a lawn swing, and a man sits in a chair nearby. |
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| Description: | Group portrait of five riders on horses posing on the road in front of two guest cottages. A young girl is standing on the left. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Small cottage with guests sitting in the yard. A young boy sits in a hammock. Two other boys sit on a lawn swing. The leg of another person is on the left ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view of Glen Rood's Resort. A man, woman and child are near the lawn swing in the yard. Benches are on the open porch and in the yard. There... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Fish display, showing a small girl standing in front of Walleyes caught at the resort on Catfish Lake, east of Eagle River off of STH 70. Caption reads: "'... |
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| Description: | View across water towards shoreline. A large group of children and adults are swimming and playing in the water. There is a large building on the shoreline... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | A young child, wearing a Scandinavian style hat, coat, and gloves, is wearing a pair of skis and standing on a small hill. Below the hill in the background... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View across snowy road towards men and women posing in front of Idlewild Lodge, a two-story wood framed structure with log siding on the first floor, and a... |
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| Description: | Cartoon drawing of people playing golf and other games, relaxing, sitting on the beach and swimming and boating on the lake. The building in the center is ... |
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