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| Description: | View from street of hotel with balcony above entrance on corner, and a clock tower. Motorcar with several people are on the left. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of the Whiting House with its large harbor and boats. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Shows post offices, railroads, country clubs, and land ownership by name. |
| Date: | 08 24 1882 |
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| Description: | Front cover and menu page from Kaye's Park House, with a lakeside view of the hotel, a paddlewheel steamboat, people in rowboats or standing by a Kaye's Pa... |
| Date: | 1959 |
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| Description: | This map of Lake Geneva has relief shown by contours and water depths shown by isolines. The map includes an index of schools, churches, public services, i... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Small steam yacht decorated with pennants on Lake Geneva. A small group is at the front of the yacht. Shoreline with boathouses and dwellings can be seen i... |
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| Description: | Quarter plate ambrotype exterior view of the Charles Minton Baker residence in Lake Geneva. The home was built in 1854. The house and grounds are shown fro... |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | Lithographic view of a man in a canoe on Big-Foot's Lake (modern day Lake Geneva) with a small settlement on a bluff overlooking the lake. A group of birds... |
| Date: | 01 04 1978 |
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| Description: | Original caption reads: "Off-road racing is every bit as tough on drivers as it is on vehicles. P.D. Perry, Effingham, IL, savors the initial quiet moments... |
| Date: | 1978 |
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| Description: | Original caption reads: "Off-road racing is becoming an increasingly popular sport as the numbers of sports/utility vehicle owners grow. The International ... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | This pictorial bird's-eye-view map shows buildings, streets, and railroads. Included are illustrations and an index to points of interest. The bottom of th... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View up brick path towards the exterior of the Conrad Seipp summer home at Black Point on Geneva Lake. A horse-drawn wagon is parked in front; a dog stands... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the small Geneva Lake steamer, the "Loreley," approaches the pier at Black Point. The captain stands at the wheel. There is a ca... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A boy holding a dog stands behind a rustic railing on a bridge over a man-made cut in a hill at Black Point. A girl and dog stand on the trail below. Bould... |
| Date: | 08 1949 |
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| Description: | Brochure for the forty-eighth Annual Regatta of the Inland Lake Yachting Association features a photograph of ten sailboats and a motorized judges' boat. E... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The centerfold of a promotional brochure features a photograph of the Hotel Glenwood and a description of the springs on the grounds. The hotel, with large... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A brochure for the Wisconsin Transportation Co. includes a map of Lake Geneva with towns and shoreline property owners identified. Black Point, on the sout... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | A print depicts activity around the three-story, wood frame Geneva Flouring Mills. Horse-drawn wagons, pedestrians, and a boy rolling a hoop create a busy ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | Ernst Conrad Schmidt, wearing conventional yachting attire of dark blazer and light-colored trousers, poses with trophies won by his boat, the "Senta III."... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The three sons (center) of Dr. William and Alma Schmidt Petersen pose in a row boat on the shore of Geneva Lake with two unidentified girls. The boys are, ... |
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