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| Date: | 1977 |
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| Description: | This colored map displays Wisconsin and portions of bordering states, including a detailed map of the Wisconsin Dells area. Surrounding the map are multipl... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View along shoreline towards the Koelch Resort. There is a sailboat and rowboats in the lake near a pier. Horses are standing under the trees at the shorel... |
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| Description: | Kodak photographic postcard of an aerial view of a lakeside resort with a large, sandy beach. Caption reads: "Phil's Lake Nokomis Resort, Heafford Junction... |
| 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... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of three people on the hillside lift at Chateau Madeleine. Lake Superior is at the bottom of the hill. Text on back reads: "Summ... |
| Date: | 01 20 1916 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a building with windowed walls. In the foreground is a lawn swing. Caption reads: "At The Seven Pines, Lewis, Wis." Text on back reads: "T... |
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| Description: | View of a wooden sculpture at the entrance of a casino. Text on reverse reads: "This carving by Gene Delcourt is representative of the seven clans of the L... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of young people playing croquet on a court surrounded by trees. Men and women are standing on the right watching. There are auto... |
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| Description: | A group of ski instructors assembled for an outdoor group portrait. Text on reverse reads: "Every year thousands of students learn to ski in lessons fro... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a tennis and a shuffleboard court, with Plum Lake in the background. Four men are playing doubles tennis, while other men are playing shuf... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Men, women and children in modest swimming suits enjoy splashing and playing in the water at Sandy Beach, a resort established by Gerhard Strauss in 1921. ... |
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| Description: | View towards a cottage nestled among the trees. In the foreground a tennis net is stretched across the sloped lawn. Caption reads: "Rose Lodge — Lake Riple... |
| Date: | 06 1938 |
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| Description: | View across water on a sunny day, where many anglers are fishing below the Indian Ford dam and bridge on the Rock river. Some of the men are fishing from t... |
| 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... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of trees shading the lawn at Menges Resort on Lake Puckaway. There is a two-story wood frame building with a screened porch acro... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a lakeside resort. The largest building has three stories, and below it is a small, sandy beach near a dock. Caption reads: "View... |
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| Description: | View of Silver Lake Resort (from the lake). Several people are in rowboats, and some of the people have fishing poles. Cottages are among the trees in the ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Northernaire Resort, on Deer Lake. The resort is in the foreground. Many lakes, surrounded by trees, are in the background, including Big St... |
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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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