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Entrance to Schofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: A group portrait at the entrance to the Schofield Hotel. A man and five women pose near a parked car at the hotel entrance sign. The sign listed J.A. Smith...
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1927
Description: A man and woman sit on a bench outside a cabin at the Dells Farm Resort. A chair, hammock, lawn swing and table are on the lawn.
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Pueblo Home — Parsons Indian Village

Date: 1932
Description: Eight Native American men pose around the two-story stucco sided Pueblo Home. They are all wearing traditional dress, with four wearing headdresses, and on...
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Tennis Court at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: The Coldwater Canyon Hotel tennis court, with two men playing tennis.
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Cabin at the Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Cabin with a stone chimney at the Birchcliff Hotel.
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Log Cabin — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Guest log cabin in a wooded area at the Birchwood Hotel.
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Cottage at the "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Guest cottage built of brick with swing in the yard.
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Cottage at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1926
Description: Small cottage with guests sitting in the yard. A young boy sits in a hammock. Two other boys sit on a lawn swing. The leg of another person is on the left ...
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Lawn at Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Side lawn of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms. Children are sitting in the lawn swing in the foreground, and another lawn swing is in the background next to the g...
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Meadow Brook Resort on Highway 13

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of Meadow Brook Resort. The main building is on the right, and the annex is on the left. People are relaxing on the lawn under the trees. The...
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Swimming Pool at Meadow Brook Resort

Date: 1933
Description: Three woman bathers in the in-ground swimming pool. Each corner has an electric lamppost. There is a water tower on a hilltop in the distance.
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Murray's Cabins — Jct. 12 and County Trunk M

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Description: View across road towards a group of people standing in front of the main office and general store at Murray's Cabins. On the right is a wooden archway with...
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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: The grounds at Springhill Cottages, with four cottages on the hill in the background. There is a person sitting on a chair inside an open-sided building in...
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Pioneer Cabin

Date: 1925
Description: The "Pioneer Cabin" at Van Hill Cabins, with two entrances and log columns on the porch. A stone chimney is on the right.
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Winnes Inn — Modern Rooms

Date: 1929
Description: View across street towards three women standing on the front steps of Winnes Inn, a converted dwelling in a residential neighborhood.
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The Black Oaks Cottages "At the Dells" East Broadway

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Description: Log cottage with a stone stoop and screen porch. There is a bench on the lawn in front. A split-rail fence is in the background.
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Colburn Modern Cottages — N. Superior Street

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Description: Two guest cottages on the edge of the Wisconsin River. Both cottages have screened-in porches. There is a round garden on the lawn surrounded by stones. An...
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Drew's Tourist Home — Cabins & Rooms — Corner of Vine Street & Minnesota Avenue

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Description: Two small guest cabins with a vegetable garden in the foreground. A dog is lying in the yard.
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The Elmwood Rooms — 531 Washington Avenue

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of private home in a residential neighborhood with rooms available to tourists. There are flower boxes on the railing of the porch.
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Garden Inn — Glenco Cottages on the River on Highway 13

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Description: One of the guest cottages at Glenco Cottages. The cottage is raised above the ground on concrete blocks. A woman is standing in the screened porch.

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