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Paul Newman at Elkhart Lake

Date: 1987
Description: Actor and race car driver Paul Newman at Elkhart Lake, home of the Road America race.
Photograph

Mario Andretti at the Starting Line

Date: 1987
Description: Mario Andretti, whom many consider to be the greatest race car driver of all time, at the start/finish line of the Road America race course at Elkhart Lake...
Photograph

Elkhart Lake Racetrack

Date: 1987
Description: Race course and grandstand at Road America in Elkhart Lake, where racing began in 1955. Prior to that, Elkhart Lake was host to automobile racing on the vi...
Photograph

Panoramic Group Portrait, German Sängerfest

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic group portrait of German Sängerfest. A number of the seated figures have been identified in the margin beneath the image field. The identifiable...
Photograph

Dick Leppla Driving at Road America

Date: 07 23 1977
Description: Dick Leppla driving in the qualifying race for the Can-Am (Canadian-American) feature at Road America.
Photograph

Chulew Family Swimming at Schwartz's Resort

Date: 1959
Description: Chulew family (from left): Marcia, Natalie, and Manny at Schwartz's Resort.
Photograph

Road America Race

Date: 1957
Description: Spectators near the grandstand at the Road America sports car race.
Book or Pamphlet

Elkhart Lake Map of Race Course

Date: 1951
Description: A drawing of the 5.3 mile race course around Elkhart Lake. Page 12 and 13 of the official program from Elkhart Lake Road Race. The race took place on Sunda...
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Elkhart Lake, Sheboygan County Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This map shows the contour depths of Elkhart Lake in the Town of Rhine, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, and includes two cross sections of the lake. The villa...
Postcard

Greetings From Elkhart Lake

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Description: View of the lake from a dirt road. Dwellings are on the left. A small boat is pulled up on the shoreline.
Postcard

Villa Clara

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Description: A home with a screened-in porch at the end of a row of houses. Young twins are standing on the sidewalk in front. Caption reads: "Villa Clara, Elkhart Lake...
Postcard

Aerial View of Sharpe's Resort

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Description: Aerial view of a resort on the shore of Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Aerial View Sharpe's Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Home Cottage, Sharp's Resort

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Description: A small white cottage with a trellised entrance on the shore of Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Home Cottage, Sharp's Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Hotel Camp Brosius

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Description: Colorized view of a lakeside hotel with a pier and boathouse. Caption reads: "Hotel Camp Brosius, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Lake Side Park Boat and Bath House

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Description: A colorized postcard view of a boathouse with stairs leading from the water's edge to the second floor. There is an illustration of an elk with a heart on ...
Postcard

Green House & Palm Garden

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Description: Colorized photographic view of a large glass greenhouse surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Green House & Palm Garden, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Sheboygan Bay, Elkhart Lake

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Description: Elevated view over trees and Sheboygan Bay towards a row of lakeside dwellings. Caption reads: "Sheboygan Bay, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Bloomfield's, Taken from Pine Point

Date: 1913
Description: View of a large lakeside resort from the vantage point of Pine Point. Caption reads: "Bloomfield's, Taken from Pine Point, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Gottfried's, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized elevated view of a large lakeside hotel inspired by castles on the Rhine. A small excursion boat is passing the dock and boathouse. Caption reads...
Postcard

Hotel Schwartz

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized view of Hotel Schwartz from across Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Hotel Schwartz, Elkhart Lake, Wis."

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