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Winter Scene

Date: 1918
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses wearing snowshoes at his cottage in Fish Creek, now 4108 Main Street. There is a large snowdrift in the foreground.
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Europe Lake Boathouse

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline of a boy rowing a small boat with a girl seated aft as a woman watches them from the walkway to a boathouse. The walkway, with its rust...
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Newport

Date: 02 1924
Description: Three men pose on logs as a fourth walks toward them; there are axes and snowshoes on the ground. A large log barn, outhouse, and other buildings are in th...
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Beach Pine

Date: 1925
Description: View looking north on the shore of Europe bay. A picturesque old pine stands near the site of the old pier.
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Crossing the Stream

Date: 1912
Description: A woman and small girl balance on a log crossing a small stream in a ravine. The trees and bushes are bare.
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Sledding

Date: 1912
Description: A child in a stocking cap sleds down a course of piled snow at the side of the Hotz family home.
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Miniature Log Cabin

Date: 1912
Description: An architectural model of a log cabin with rustic details and stone chimneys rests on a lawn. There are trees and a rustic railing in the background. The ...
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Woman and Girl on Shady Lane

Date: 1912
Description: Clothilde Hotz poses with her daughter Margaret on a shady lane. Margaret holds a parasol.
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Door County Birches

Date: 1912
Description: A scene of birch trees and low growing junipers on the Levi Vorous farm at Fish Creek.
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Cottage at Europe Lake

Date: 1922
Description: View of the rear of the Hotz cottage, showing a stone chimney which divides a dormer. There are large pine trees around the cottage.
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Young Man and Dog

Date: 1910
Description: A young man and a dog pose on an improvised toboggan run next to the Hotz residence. The photograph was taken from an upper story window; a porch roof is i...
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Hotz Children

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's children, Ferdinand Leonard and Margaret (Sissy) Hotz pose on the grounds of the Hotz residence in Glencoe, Illinois.
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Snowman

Date: 1910
Description: The photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard Hotz, left, poses with a large snowman and unidentified young man. The snowman wears a basket as a hat.
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Egg Harbor Road

Date: 1924
Description: A rustic lattice fence encloses the Hotz family compound on Egg Harbor Road (Highway 42) outside of Fish Creek. There is deep snow on the ground and frost ...
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Door County Landscape

Date: 1920
Description: A well-dressed man identified as Uncle Rudolph Schenck takes in the view from a bluff overlooking the Fish Creek valley and harbor. There are houses and ou...
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Mrs. Ch. Harris

Date: 1925
Description: A woman stands at the gate beside a wood frame house, possibly at Newport. The downspout on the house drains into a rain barrel. There are outbuildings beh...
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Man on Snowshoes

Date: 1924
Description: A man poses on snowshoes, using a long walking stick in a wooded, snow-covered landscape.
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Toft Point

Date: 1942
Description: View from rocky shoreline of two men fishing from a small boat near Toft Point.
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Log Buildings

Date: 1926
Description: Two deteriorating log buildings stand in a stony meadow. There is a stone fence on the left and trees beyond.
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Gordon Cottage

Date: 1915
Description: A boat with an outboard motor is tied to the rustic log pier; a second boat is overturned on an extension of the pier. There is a fish net hanging over the...

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