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Adell Pea-Canning Company

Date: 06 30 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Adell Canning Company, used for canning peas. View of canning buildings with an open field in the foreground. Caption reads: "...
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Scenic View of Cascade

Date: 1908
Description: View of a street going through the center of town. In the foreground is a stream and a bridge. Commercial buildings and dwellings are on the left.
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De Visch Windmill Park

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Description: Because of the predominate Dutch background of people in the Cedar Grove area, it was decided by the Cedar Grove Booster Club to perpetuate this heritage w...
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Dutch R.F.M.D. Church

Date: 03 03 1910
Description: Hand-colored view of the Dutch R.F.M.D. Church. View across field or lawn. There is a dwelling and stable to the left of the church, and another building i...
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Greetings From Elkhart Lake

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Description: View of the lake from a dirt road. Dwellings are on the left. A small boat is pulled up on the shoreline.
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Villa Clara

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Description: A home with a screened-in porch at the end of a row of houses. Young twins are standing on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "Villa Clara, Elkhart Lake...
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Aerial View of Sharpe's Resort

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Description: Aerial view of a resort on the shore of Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Aerial View Sharpe's Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Home Cottage, Sharp's Resort

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Description: A small white cottage with a trellised entrance on the shore of Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Home Cottage, Sharp's Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Hotel Camp Brosius

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Description: Colorized view of a lakeside hotel with a pier and boathouse. Caption reads: "Hotel Camp Brosius, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Lake Side Park Boat and Bath House

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Description: A colorized postcard view of a boathouse with stairs leading from the water's edge to the second floor. There is an illustration of an elk with a heart on ...
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Green House & Palm Garden

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Description: Colorized photographic view of a large glass greenhouse surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Green House & Palm Garden, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Sheboygan Bay, Elkhart Lake

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Description: Elevated view over trees and Sheboygan Bay towards a row of lakeside dwellings. Caption reads: "Sheboygan Bay, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Bloomfield's, Taken from Pine Point

Date: 1913
Description: View of a large lakeside resort from the vantage point of Pine Point. Caption reads: "Bloomfield's, Taken from Pine Point, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Gottfried's, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized elevated view of a large lakeside hotel inspired by castles on the Rhine. A small excursion boat is passing the dock and boathouse. Caption reads...
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Hotel Schwartz

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized view of Hotel Schwartz from across Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Hotel Schwartz, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Schwartz Hotel, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1955
Description: Colorized aerial view of the Schwartz Hotel on the shores of Elkhart Lake, with several white buildings with red roofs. Caption reads: "Schwartz Hotel, Elk...
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Ostoff's Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view of the front of Osthoff's Hotel. Caption reads: "Ostoff's Hotel, Elkhart Lake , Wis."
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Hotel Camp Brosius

Date: 1954
Description: Kodachrome print of a lakeside hotel. Text on reverse reads: "Hotel Camp Brosius on beautiful Elkhart Lake. Dining room, lounge, boat area, and round house...
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Camp Brosius

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view towards dock, and a diving platform at Camp Brosius. A sailboat, rowboat and canoes are in the lake. Several people are swimming or standing ...
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Greetings from Elkhart Lake

Date: 1952
Description: Kodachrome print of twilight over Elkhart Lake, with purple clouds and an orange sky. Caption reads: "Greetings from Elkhart Lake, Wis." Text on reverse re...

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