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Winter Winds

Date: 1976
Description: Deserted farmstead with a cow standing in the snow at the base of a windmill. The wooden portions of the stone farmhouse are deteriorating, and many pieces...
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House in Winter

Date: 1932
Description: A one and one-half story house stands in a snowy landscape. A woman is walking toward the back door, hiding her face with a hand. The house was the childho...
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Jeffry's Mill

Date: 01 22 1932
Description: Two men fish from a diving platform while a third fishes from the shore at Jeffry's Mill. The tall, wood frame mill building is in the background, with an ...
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Tree-Veiled Farm

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: View through the trees of an abandoned farm.
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The Hotz Sawmill

Date: 01 1928
Description: The sawmill at Newport in winter, with logs and lumber stacked nearby.
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Two Men in front of Barn

Date: 1921
Description: Two men pose in front of a large barn at Newport Village. The barn was used to store lumber.
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Abandoned Barn

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: View of an abandoned farm and bare trees. Another small outbuilding is further down the hill on the left.
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Abandoned Farm

Date: 1921
Description: View across snowy field of a shingled house, barn and other outbuildings standing empty near the shore of Lake Michigan at Newport Village.
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Ruined Farm on Range Road

Date: 02 05 2015
Description: View across fence towards a ruined barn and silo sitting in a small clearing surrounded by trees. Snow is on the ground.
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Wrecked Boat in Winter

Date: 1920
Description: An unidentified man poses near a wrecked boat. A log house with two lean-to additions is behind him and there is a smaller log building on the left. Snow c...
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Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 01 1927
Description: A side and rear view of the Cook house overlooking Geneva Lake. The main structure is a two-story frame building with an exposed basement. There is a smal...
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Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 01 1927
Description: Two-story wood frame house sitting on a small rise on the shore of Geneva Lake. There are hoods over the windows and a single-story front porch with simple...

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