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Buena Vista House

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Description: View of the hotel from across the street through trees and a fence. The hotel was later called the Cobblestone Inn. A small building on the left near the h...
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Lake Geneva Pier

Date: 1885
Description: View down pier towards shoreline and building at Lake Geneva at Montague's and Porter's resort, later W.F. Furbecks, at the site of Fontana Park or Buena V...
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Green Shutters

Date: 1940
Description: The "Green Shutters".
Drawing

Charles Wales Residence

Date: 1873
Description: The home of Charles Wales, who settled in 1845.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1936
Description: A view of Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay, Lake Geneva. It was the "largest refracting telescope in the world," according to "Wisconsin: A Guide To The ...
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Children in Boat

Date: 1930
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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Lake Geneva

Date: 06 11 1921
Description: W.A. Holt and daughter Jeannette Holt are sitting on a bench with Lake Geneva in the background. Caption reads: "Lake Geneva."
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Donald Holt's Commencement

Date: 06 13 1921
Description: A group of students are marching into the hall at Northwest Military and Naval Academy on the south shore of Lake Geneva. Page caption reads: "Donald's Com...

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