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Cedar Tree on Shoreline

Date: 10 19 1964
Description: Cedar tree on shoreline looking out to an old pier over pilings and rocks. There is a building or boathouse on it. This is a former fishing settlement west...
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Syl Fishing at Sturgeon Bay

Date: 07 1899
Description: Syl with two women and a man, all wearing hats, fishing off of a dock in Sturgeon Bay. Behind them is a small wooden structure.
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Syl Fishing at Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1899
Description: A young Syl fishing with three other adults off a pier using cane poles.
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Snow and Ice Along Shoreline

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated winter scene with Sylvester Dankoler (b. 1895) standing on ice and mounds of snow near a broken pier along a shoreline. The shadow of the photogra...
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View of Sturgeon Bay

Date: 07 07 1898
Description: View across water of Sturgeon Bay. In the far distance are lighthouses, buildings, and barges along the shoreline.
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Boys With Bicycle on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Syl stands holding an umbrella near an unidentified boy who is leaning on a bicycle on the edge of a cobblestone street. Storefronts are along the street o...
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Performing Dog Jumping through Hoop

Date: 1903
Description: A performing dog jumping through a hoop held by a man while a small group of children and adults watch.
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Piles of Snow in front of Storefronts

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene of a Sturgeon Bay street. The exteriors of storefronts are piled high with banks of snow. Signage reads "O.E. Klug & Co. Hardware" and "O.E. ...
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Syl with Christmas Tree,

Date: 12 25
Description: Syl standing with a rifle next to a Christmas tree surrounded by presents, including numerous books and an "Iron Clad" wagon.
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Fishing Village

Date: 1936
Description: View from water of a fishing village at Gills Rock, at the tip of the Door County Peninsula. Two boats, many nets, and three men are visible, along with a ...
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Condensery

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Description: View of a condensery. Outside the building, automobiles are parked along a street.
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Church Street and Eagle Harbor

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Description: View of Eagle Harbor and the area surrounding Church Street. On the right, Ephraim Moravian Church, completed in 1859, can be seen among residential buildi...
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Door County Country Club

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Description: Exterior of the Door County Country Club, opened in 1921. Men and women gather on the building's porch and on the lawn.
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Eagle Tower

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Description: View of Eagle Tower, located in Peninsula State Park, which opened in 1909. A group of women look down from the top deck while others look on from below. A...
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City View

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Description: View of a residential area of Fish Creek, looking out over Fish Creek Harbor.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street. Automobiles are parked along the curbs, pedestrians are on the sidewalks in front of storefronts. Hotel Swoboda can be seen at left;...
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Winter Morning at Sister Bay

Date: 1949
Description: Holiday card of the Sister Bay lakeshore. Three figures are on the shore. Two boathouses, a covered boat, a pier, and two upright boats are in the backgrou...
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Horn & Joseph Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Horn's Pier (Door County) office of Horn & Joseph, dealers in general merchandise, including "Wood, Bark, Ties, Telegraph Poles, Posts, &...
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Fish Creek

Date: 1918
Description: Winter scene looking east on Main Street (Highway 42), with wooden commercial buildings on both sides of the street. The building on the left, 4168 Main St...
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Boathouse at Europe Lake

Date: 1921
Description: A walkway with rustic railing leads to the Hotz family boathouse on Europe Lake. A well-worn path leads downhill to the water.

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