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| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Several people in bathing suits and casual wear are relaxing on a beach and in the water at a Geneva Lake beach. Several people are also sitting behind a r... |
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| Description: | View of women and girls sitting on the lawn under trees near an octagonal building. They are all eating what appears to be ice cream. |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards a large building. Two women are sitting on the porch on the right, which has a large striped awning over it. There are striped awn... |
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| Description: | View from road towards a large, L-shaped building. There are benches and a hammock in the yard, and a hand-pump with a trough. A man is sitting on a bench ... |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards a large building with a roofed porch. The front of the porch is covered heavily with vines. On the lawn in the foreground is a mow... |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards a boathouse on a lake. On the far left is what appears to be a tall, wooden water slide, with a set of steep steps. People are sit... |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards a building, perhaps a lodge at Nippersink. There are steps leading up to an open, three-sided sitting area, which has a porch swin... |
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| Description: | View across water towards shoreline filled with piers, boats, people and cottages. There is a large building on the right, and a parking area filled with a... |
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| Description: | View of groups of people sitting at picnic tables under rows of trees that lead down to a lake at a resort. More people are standing or walking near buildi... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a large group of people on a pier. Men and women are standing on the pier, posing and looking toward the shoreline. Other people are... |
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| Description: | View across water towards shoreline. A large group of children and adults are swimming and playing in the water. There is a large building on the shoreline... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | A photographic postcard of Henrietta Brumder's two and one-half story, wood frame summer home at Pine Lake. Henrietta was the widow of Milwaukee publisher ... |
| Date: | 08 30 1948 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view across water towards Eagle Bluffs along the Lake Michigan shoreline. This postcard was mailed to Miss Harriet Shepherd, 1144 Rac... |
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| Description: | A view from the exercise ring of the stable and cottage at the J. Ogden Armour residence. |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of the residence of Mr. J.V. Farwell, Jr. A curved drive is leading up to the house, which is surrounded by trees and shrubs. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 05 25 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of a white, one-story Catholic Church. Exterior view of the main entrance, including stained glass Gothic-Revival styled windows... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The villa at the Young Men's Christian Association Camp. A group of girls and boys are sitting on the lawn on the left and two more people are sitting on t... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of Main Street, looking north. A horse-drawn wagon is traveling north and another is parked on the right. On the left is a store, ... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Union Railroad depot. A railroad worker stands on the tracks, one man walks on the platform with his baggage and two men sit on a... |
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