Photograph
Horses at Point Beach State Forest
Nine unidentified men and women on horseback are posing in front of the lodge at Point Beach State Forest. A young girl wearing a swimming suit is sitting on a railing in the background on the left, and a young man is sitting on a bench in the center. Another boy is walking on the right. Young trees are standing in front of the long one story building. which has two massive stone chimneys, and a wide stone stairway that leads down to the beach. A gabled porch extends from the center of the building. |
Image ID: | 132794 |
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Creation Date: | after 1940 |
Creator Name: | Wisconsin. Conservation Department. |
City: | Two Rivers |
County: | Manitowoc |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin Conservation Department photographs and films, 1930-1957 |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
Original Format Number: | PH Series 2375.2.24 |
Original Dimensions: | 4 x 3 inches |
The lodge, located on the Lake Michigan shore, is also called the Harrington Lodge, administration or recreation building, or shelter house. It was a WPA (Works Progress Administration) project completed in August 1940. See also Image ID: 132795, 132798, and 132805. |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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