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Man and Girl on Porch Swing

Date: 1921
Description: A older man and a young girl holding a doll are seated together on a porch swing for an outdoor portrait.
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Mogul Powered Farm Machinery

Date: 1916
Description: A man in a yard is using a Mogul stationary engine to power farm machinery, possibly a feed grinder. In the background is a house behind trees.
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Meskans on East Lake

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of a woman wearing a bathing suit sitting on the dock in front of a cabin. Five people stand on the porch of the cabin looking out over the...
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Specht's on Robinson Lake

Date: 1933
Description: Specht's on Robinson Lake, view showing a house or cabin with gabled roof and front porch. On the left is another building with an American Flag. Two autom...
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Man Sitting on Porch

Date: 1915
Description: View from yard of man sitting and reading a newspaper or magazine in a rocking chair on the porch of a house.
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Northwood's Beach Hotel Lake Court Oreilles

Date: 1931
Description: View down drive towards lake. The front porch is behind a grove of trees where automobiles are parked out front of the Northwood's Beach Hotel on Lake Cour...
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Family Gathering at Rufus Gillett's

Date: 1919
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Gillett family taken at the home of Sherwin's brother, Rufus.
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Dew Drop Inn

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Description: View across sidewalk towards a guest house set back among the trees. Steps lead up to a wrap-around porch.
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The Dixon

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of The Dixon, a Victorian-era house with guest rooms.
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The Dixon

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Description: Exterior view from street of the Dixon, a Victorian-era house with rooms for guests. There is a flag on the porch and an automobile is parked in the back o...
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Grand View Hotel

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Description: Side view across lawn of the Grand View Hotel, with a porch in the front. Cottages are in the background on the right. Women are sitting in the lawn chairs...
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Jens L. Gregerson Farm Tourist Home — Highway 16 East

Date: 1931
Description: Farmhouse with accommodations for tourists. There are bushes and trees in the lawn, and a bench and lawn swing.
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Oak Villa Annex — Mrs. S.J. Knudsen — Wis. Ave. & Oak St.

Date: 1931
Description: View across lawn of the annex of a house with rooms for tourists. The main house is in the background on the right. There is a lawn swing under a blossomin...
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The Pines Hotel

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Description: View down sidewalk towards a log building among the pines. The sidewalk leads to the large front porch with steps in the front and on the side.
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A Cabin at The Pines Hotel

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Description: Guest log cabin on the side of a hill at the Pines Hotel, surrounded by pines.
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Housekeeping Cottage at The Pines Hotel

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Description: Small cottage with a rocking chair on the porch. An automobile is parked in the lawn on the right, and another cottage is on the left.
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Shady Lawn — 1038 Superior Street

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of Shady Lawn Rooms and Bath. There is a lawn swing and a tire swing in the lawn. On the porch is a porch swing. Firewood is stacked by the f...
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White House — 912 Capitol Street

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view from road of the White House Hotel. There is a trellis with four columns at the sidewalk entrance that leads to a long porch with rocking cha...
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University of Wisconsin YMCA

Date: 1921
Description: View from Langdon Street of the University of Wisconsin YMCA on the shore of Lake Mendota. On the porch of the building is a large "Cafeteria" sign. Anothe...
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The Ark Cottage on the Shoreline of Archibald Lake

Date: 1906
Description: View looking across Archibald Lake toward the island on the right, and the mainland in the distance on a cloudy day. Three very tall trees are standing at ...

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