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Fish Creek
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Winter scene looking east on Main Street (Highway 42), with wooden commercial buildings on both sides of the street. The building on the left, 4168 Main Street, has a large wooden awning and a snow drift in front. It housed general stores under the Lundberg, Vorous, Krause and Alwes names. The building in the background, now 4153 Main Street, housed the Levi Vorous store in front and Noble's blacksmith shop in the rear.
1918
Hotz, Ferdinand
Publication Information
| Creator | Hotz, Ferdinand |
|---|---|
| Date Created | 1918 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | 16 x 9 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Ferdinand Hotz photographs, 1900-1998 |
|---|---|
| Call Number | PH 6706.1.1 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911126539302121 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Winter Scene
1918
Ferdinand Hotz poses wearing snowshoes at his cottage in Fish Creek, now 4108 Main Street. There is a large snowdrift in the foreground.
Hotz Cottage
1918
The Hotz cottage, garage, and stone tower are seen through a stand of birch trees from the base of the bluff in Fish Creek. There is snow on the ground.
Hotz Cottage
1918
The entrance and gabled front of the main Hotz cottage at Fish Creek, seen after a snowfall. There are rustic branch details under the gables.
Ferdinand Hotz
1918
Ferdinand Hotz poses on snowshoes at the base of a bluff. The Hotz cottage complex, built in 1912-3, is seen atop the bluff. The complex included three cottages, a log outhouse, pumphouse, and sto...
Winter Scene
1918
Snowy landscape with evergreens and birches below the bluff at Fish Creek.
Wetlands
1920
Trees are reflected in shallow water in the wetlands in Fish Creek Valley near the Thorp and Vorous farms in spring. The tower and other buildings of the Hotz family compound are visible on the blu...
