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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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Dering's Resort

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Description: View of Dering's resort. The yard outside a resort cabin features outdoor furniture and trees. Another cabin is in the background.
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Jules Lake Chippewa Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: View from yard of a single story house with enclosed front porch. In the foreground is an outdoor umbrella over two chairs and a small table.
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Horseback Rider at Eggert's Resort

Date: 1935
Description: View up hill of a man sitting on a horse in front of cabin with a log foundation. Two other unsaddled horses are also in the yard along with two dogs. Ther...
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LOH Lodge

Date: 1938
Description: Log cabin near Eau Claire Lakes. A dog is sitting in the yard.
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Whispering Pines

Date: 1936
Description: View across field of a log cabin and garage with two cars parked outdoors. Stones outline the parking area and paths between the cabin and garage.
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Clam Lake Lodge

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of two-story wood building with a flagpole surrounded by young spruce trees. Two children are sitting on the steps of a building to the right...
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Post Office on Highway 40

Date: 1927
Description: An elderly man, woman, and dog pose near two younger women wearing aprons outside the Island Lake Post Office and Burpee's Resort.
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Top O' Wis Terrace

Date: 1935
Description: House, cottages and property of Mrs. J.J. Fisher overlooking Lake Superior.
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Fitzgerald's Resort

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Description: Group of four children sitting on a merry-go-round on the lawn of a resort. In the center of the merry-go-round is a sign that reads: Made by Dells Mfg. Co...
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Main Building — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn of the main building, with a woman is standing at the entrance to the dining room of the Birchcliff Hotel.
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"Shady Rest" at Clearwater Cottages

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of one of the larger guest cabins with screened-in porch at Clearwater Cottages. An automobile is parked on the right.
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Cottage at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1926
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 ...
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Honeymoon Inn — Grandview Hotel "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a small cottage at the Grandview Hotel. Flowers are in a window box and an automobile is parked in back.
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Cottage at Old Newport Resort — On Lower Dells — County Trunk A

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of a guest cottage surrounded by trees at Old Newport Resort.
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"Freeport" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: The "Freeport" cottage at Oshawa Cottages. There is an entrance on the side of the screened-in porch. In the background on the left is another building, an...
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"Madison" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the "Madison" cottage. There are steps to the corner entrance of the screened-in porch. There is another cottage in the background on the ...
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"Milwaukee" at Oshawa Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the "Milwaukee" guest cottage at Oshawa Cottages. There is a screened-in porch with steps to the door. Young trees are planted in the yard...
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Cozy Nook Cottages at "Wee Hoose" Service Station

Date: 1929
Description: Two small guest cottages on the side of a road. A well is on the right, and a birdhouse is on the left near a bench. The White House hotel is across the ro...
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Garden Inn — Glenco Cottages on the River on Highway 13

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Description: One of the guest cottages at Glenco Cottages. The cottage is raised above the ground on concrete blocks. A woman is standing in the screened porch.

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