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Gill's Rock

Date: 09 1947
Description: Slightly elevated view of people waiting for the ferry at the Gill's Rock landing in Door County. Caption reads: "Scene at Gill's Rock Landing, Door County...
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County Trunk E and Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a county road crossing over a lake. Two automobiles are on the road. On the right is a boat at the shoreline behind a "Parkin...
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Panter Hotel

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Description: View from road of the Panter Hotel and Sandwich Shoppe, which has a wrap-around porch with bushes planted in front. There are plants in a stone planter in ...
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Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
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Group Portrait of People Standing on a Pier

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, men, woman, and young girls and boys, posing on a pier in front of a building on the shoreline of Sister Bay. ...
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Scene in Ellison Bay

Date: 1958
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a street scene, with a church on the left, and automobiles parked near a storefront at the corner in the distance,...
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View of the Shore

Date: 1915
Description: View of Ephraim from the bay, with a pier in the foreground. Churches are on the left and right, and the Hillside Hotel is in the center near the shore. Ca...
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Eagle Harbor Cottages

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Description: View of Eagle Harbor Cottages and the main office. An automobile is parked between two of the cottages on the left. Caption reads: "Eagle Harbor Cottages -...
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Summer Resort

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Description: The Hillside Resort in Ephraim. There is a church in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Summer Resort, Ephraim, Wis."
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Pioneer House

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Description: Caption reads: "Pioneer House; 1854 Log Cabin; Ephraim's Oldest Building, Ephraim, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "The unusual from here and ther.e"
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Ephraim, Wis.

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Description: Village of Ephraim, as viewed from the bottom of a hill, with a shoreline on the right. Includes churches and dwellings, and a curving road leading up the ...
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Anderson Hotel

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Anderson Hotel. The building is a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Caption reads: "Anderson Hotel, Ep...
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Eagle Inn

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Description: The Eagle Inn, a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Women and children are gathered on the front steps. A dog is running in ...
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Village Hall

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Description: Wilson's Restaurant and the village hall. A woman is walking on the sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Village Hall, Ephraim, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1957
Description: Color print of a view of Main Street. The Red Owl Agency is on the left, and a Standard Service Station is further down the street on the right. Cars are p...
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"Proud Mary" Est. 1887

Date: 1887
Description: Black and white illustration of the Proud Mary Hotel (now the Whistling Swan).
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White Gull Inn

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the White Gull Inn. Three entrances are on the porch. A balcony is across the front. Text on reverse reads: "White Gull I...
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Gills Rock Landing

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Description: View down the Gills Rock boat landing with tourists gathered waiting for a ferry. A hamburger stand is at the end of the dock. Caption reads: "Gills Rock L...
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Ferry Boat "Griffin"

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Description: Color postcard of a Washington Island ferry docked at Gills Rock, with an automobile in the hold and tourists on board.
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Hotel du Nord

Date: 1963
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Hotel du Nord, Sister Bay, Wisconsin 54234, Phone (414)854-4221. Winter Scene. AAA. Modern lodge rooms and cottages, all with priva...

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