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Ole Emerson's Lumber Camp Bunkhouse

Date: 1902
Description: Lumbermen in their bunk house at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. Several of them have pipes in their mouths and their socks are hanging to dry.
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St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Cornucopia

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of three-tiered altar, with gilded ornamentation surrounding it, two candlesticks, and several paintings on the walls.
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The Lakewoods Lounge

Date: 1949
Description: The lounge at the Lakewoods on Lake Namakagon, which includes a fireplace, furniture, large picture window, and a mounted deer head on the wall. Caption re...
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Cabin Living Room

Date: 1936
Description: Living room of a northern Wisconsin resort in southwestern Bayfield County, possibly Haagensen's Lodge on Middle Eau Claire Lake.
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Living Room of Northern Wisconsin Resort

Date: 1938
Description: Living room of a resort in southwestern Bayfield County in northern Wisconsin, possibly Haagensen's Lodge on the Eau Claire Lakes.
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Community House

Date: 1936
Description: Community room of the Library and Community Center.
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Bar and Tap Room at Meyer's Tavern

Date: 09 1938
Description: Interior of Meyer's Tavern, including stocked bar and jukebox.
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Lumberjacks in the Bunkhouse

Date: 1904
Description: Lumberjacks posing together in a bunkhouse at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. There are lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Two of the men are holding fiddles (v...
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The Lodge at Telemark

Date: 09 02 1975
Description: Color postcard of the interior of the Lodge at Telemark showing one of the largest stone fireplaces in the world. It is constructed out of 155 tons of nati...
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Interior of Cabin

Date: 1937
Description: Interior of a cabin showing a doorway, log stairway, the loft and a dresser or sideboard.
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Interior of Red Arrow Resort Dance Hall

Date: 1933
Description: Interior view of the Dance Hall at the Red Arrow Resort on Deep Lake. There are streamers decorating the ceiling and chairs and benches along the walls.
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Interior of Dining Room at Red Arrow Resort

Date: 1934
Description: Interior view of the dining room at Red Arrow Resort on Deep Lake. There are curtains on the windows and interior decorations. Tables and chairs are set ...
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Lobby at Castle Garden Resort

Date: 1938
Description: Interior view of part of the lobby at Castle Garden Resort on Lake Namakagon. A large stone fireplace is on the left with elegant chairs on the right. The ...
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Interior of Dining Room, Castle Garden Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Interior view of part of the main dining room at the Castle Garden Resort on Lake Namakagon. The walls, columns and beams are logs. A large stone fireplace...
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Everyone Is Friendly at Trapper's Lake Inn

Date: 1948
Description: Barefoot boy sitting on a bar and feeding a fawn with a bottle. There is a Schlitz sign on the wall behind the bar and a handwritten sign listing Pabst, Sc...
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Inez Lindell Bystrom

Date: 1930
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Inez Lindell Bystrom, teacher at Miles School in the town of Orienta in Bayfield County. Mrs. Bystrom was born in Lulea, ...
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Students at Work

Date: 1931
Description: Students of the Miles School, Bayfield County District No. 2, read at their desks supervised by their teacher, Mrs. Inez Lindell Bystrom. There is a parlor...
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Guest Bedroom at Forest Lodge

Date: 1999
Description: Pink ruffled canopied wooden bed with salmon pink quilt and a suitcase stand at the foot of the bed. There is a corner cabinet with glassware and a bedside...
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After Dinner Entertainment

Date: 1978
Description: Two women and a man are performing a skit in front of the brick fireplace in the living room at Forest Lodge. One woman is holding a paper fan and wearing...
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Mary Griggs Baby Portrait

Date: 1916
Description: Portrait of Mary Griggs, daughter of Mary Steele Livingston Griggs and Theodore Wright Griggs.

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