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The Taj Mahal

Date: 09 1951
Description: Tourists at the Taj Mahal.
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Triangle Tourist Park on Highway US-18/US-12/WI-73

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Description: Exterior of a gas station/restaurant and the entrance to the Triangle Tourist Park.
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Barbecue Restaurant

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Description: Roadside restaurant with painted lettering in the windows promoting sandwiches, bakery, ice cream and cold drinks. The brick building next door is unidenti...
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Named High Spots of Jefferson County, Wisconsin

Date: 1947
Description: An ink on paper, hand-drawn map of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, that identifies named hills, other points of interest, and the Lake Mills moraine system in...
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Black Earth Tourist Park

Date: 1925
Description: The tourist park in Black Earth. Typically such facilities were free for motorists.
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Olin Park Tourist Camp

Date: 1925
Description: The Olin Park tourist campground on the shore of Lake Monona in Madison.
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Cabins at Bungalow Village — Highway 12

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Description: Row of small, hexagonal cabins at Bungalow Village.
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Eau Claire Tourist Cabins

Date: 1929
Description: Bartlett's Cabin Camp on Highways 10 &12 near Eau Claire.
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Study, Walmar Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: The study at Walmar Lodge. There is a piano against the far wall, chairs by the windows, and a fireplace on the opposite wall.
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Uncle Al's Stand on Lucky 13

Date: 1928
Description: Roadside kiosk that provides information and sells candy, soda, gasoline and tickets for Dells attractions. A man is sitting on the porch, and pennants han...
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Walmar Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: View from below of Walmar Lodge. A hammock is in the foreground.
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Part of Angkor Wat Temple

Date: 1962
Description: Outdoor view of a structure that is part of the Angkor Wat Temple, located in Cambodia.
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Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
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Cabin at the Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Cabin with a stone chimney at the Birchcliff Hotel.
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Sunset Cottage Wilmar Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: Guest cottage at Walmar Lodge. There are chairs on the screened-in porch.
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Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

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Description: Exterior view across lawn of a cottage with a stone chimney.
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Annex at Pine Glen Properties

Date: 1931
Description: Annex with guest rooms, with screened porch and a screened balcony.
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First Wisconsin Capitol 1836

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Description: Three men are posing outside of the First Wisconsin Capitol. The man standing in the middle is C.L. (Neal) Harrington.
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Baraboo Campground

Date: 1925
Description: Free public campground at Baraboo, one of 200 such facilities then made available to the traveling public by Wisconsin municipalities.
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Porch at the Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Screened-in porch at the Birchcliff Hotel, with chairs, porch swing and settees.

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