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Frederick Jackson Turner at Hancock Point

Date: 1927
Description: Frederick Jackson Turner poses with a gun in his hand outdoors at Hancock Point on Frenchman's Bay.
Print

Heider Tractor Pamphlet

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising the Heider tractor, made and sold by Rock Island Plow Company. The pamphlet features a decorative border surrounding ...
Print

Heider Tractor and Plow Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a pamphlet advertising Heider tractors. A photograph of a man using a tractor and plow is placed at the top and a label reading: "Return to ...
Book or Pamphlet

Rock Island Plow Company Brochure

Date: 1920
Description: Back cover of a brochure advertising Rock Island Plow Company farm machinery. The advertisement features lists of agricultural equipment produced by the co...
Photograph

Girl with Dog

Date: 1921
Description: The photographer's daughter Margaret poses with a dachshund on the path in front of the Hotz family cottage on Europe Lake. Two flights of steps on a steep...
Photograph

Road in Winter

Date: 1924
Description: Winter scene with a snow-covered road bordered by stone walls and pillars on Cottage Row Road. Birches and evergreens line the road.
Photograph

Stone Tower

Date: 1924
Description: The stone tower and garage at the Hotz compound. There is also a flag pole and rustic fence. A ladder was used to access the lookout atop the tower, with v...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Men at Europe Lake

Date: 1925
Description: Two men pose alongside the Hotz Cottage at Europe Lake. The man in the background is David Kincaid, the caretaker.
Photograph

Lake Europe Cabin

Date: 1923
Description: A narrow stone-lined lane leads to the Hotz family cottage on Europe Lake, where two men stand on the porch. The man on the right is David Kincaid, the ca...
Photograph

Man on Porch

Date: 1923
Description: David Kincaid sits on the front porch of his rustic cabin in the woods, at the entrance gate to "Hotz Trail" Road near Europe Lake. He holds an axe over hi...
Photograph

Hotz Cottage in Winter

Date: 1923
Description: A man stands on the rustic porch of the Hotz cottage on Europe Lake. There is a single set of tire tracks in the snow on the drive.
Photograph

Europe Lake

Date: 1925
Description: The trees on the far shore are mirrored in the still waters of Europe Lake.
Photograph

Dugout Canoe

Date: 1925
Description: A Native American dugout canoe resting on the shore of Europe Lake.
Photograph

Fish Creek Cottage

Date: 1920
Description: The Hotz cottage is seen from the base of the bluff. Snow covers the birch and conifer trees.
Photograph

Sawing Logs

Date: 01 1928
Description: Two men use a crosscut saw to cut a hemlock log while a third watches. A splitting maul and a splitting wedge rest on a tree stump in the foreground. Smoke...
Photograph

At the Dock

Date: 07 1923
Description: Passengers lean on the railing of a boat at a dock as a well-dressed crowd waits below. There are two cars parked nearby. Fishing nets dry on net rollers a...
Book or Pamphlet

Dart Truck and Tractor Company Advertisement

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet advertising the Dart Truck and Tractor Corporation. The text reads: "Dart - The Answer to Modern Commercial Demands."
Photograph

Rowboat

Date: 1920
Description: A rowboat is moored alongside the rustic boardwalk to the boathouse at the Hotz family cottage at Europe Lake.
Photograph

Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1920
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses in Bavarian dress, holding a carved walking stick, on the porch of his cottage on Europe Lake. He wears a felt hat with braid and a la...

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