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Wilson's Tavern

Date: 1923
Description: Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek.
Postcard

Blair House

Date: 1890
Description: View across unpaved road towards the Blair House. Caption reads: "Blair House, The Travelingman's Home, Blair, Wis."
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Village Inn in Cambridge

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Village Inn. Caption reads: "The Village Inn Cambridge Wisc."
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Chippewa Falls, Wis. General View, from South Side of River

Date: 1910
Description: Chippewa Falls from the south side of the river below the falls. Includes the Sheely House Tavern, railway buildings, box cars, a train with five passenger...
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Elkhorn House

Date: 1900
Description: View down road towards the Elkhorn House. Caption reads: "Elkhorn Hosue, Elkhorn, Wis."
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Mill Street, Fox Lake

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Description: View of an intersection of dirt roads, with a large building, possibly an inn or apartment building on the right corner. A carriage or car is parked near t...
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Chicago Stageroad Marker

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Chicago Stageroad marker erected by the local Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Rhoade's House

Date: 1910
Description: View up dirt road toward Rhoade's House. Caption reads: "Rhoade's House, Medina, Wis."
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Interior of Buck Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of the living room in the Buck Inn at Lost Lake Resort. Caption reads: "In The Living Room t Lost Lake Resort".
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Buck Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the Buck Inn at Lost Lake Resort. Caption reads: "Buck Inn At Lost Lake Resort, Sayner, Wis."
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Ferry House

Date: 1923
Description: The 1847 Ferry House, a two-story wooden, classical revival style structure with six over six windows. There is a second-story front porch and small lean-t...
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Strachota Brothers General Store and Saloon

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Strachota Brothers general store and saloon, including people and horses. Caption reads: "Strachota Bros. Gen Store & Saloon, St. Kili...
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Ruggles Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of Ruggles Tavern from yard. There is a long, screened-in porch along the front of the L-shaped building. A stone mounting block is at the c...
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Milton House Inn

Date: 1925
Description: The Milton House Inn. The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Good...
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Milton Log Cabin Behind the Milton House

Date: 1920
Description: A view of the cabin on the property of the Milton House, which was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was buil...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on...
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Making a Toast

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Description: Group of men in a tavern making a toast. The bartender is behind the bar and the man at the right is in a wheelchair and smoking a pipe.
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Steele Tavern

Date: 1923
Description: Steele Tavern, built in 1849. The large, two-story wooden building with a rear wing, is in a state of neglect. The portion on the left has twelve over eigh...
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Plow Inn

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Description: A drawing of the Plow (Plough) Inn.
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People Sitting in Car Drinking Beer

Date: 1916
Description: Three people sitting in the back seat of a parked car drinking beer and other beverages in glasses. The building behind them is the Otto Sprenger Millersvi...

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