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Mission Inn

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn of the Mission Inn on Madeline Island, with a shoreline on the left.
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Woman Draws Water from Well

Date: 1920
Description: Farm woman operating a McCormick-Deering portable gasoline engine. The engine is driving a pump to draw water from a well into a homemade trough. Another w...
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Wilson House in Chippewa Falls

Date: 1920
Description: Wilson House at 320 Superior Street. The house was owned by the proprietor of Wilson's Wholesale Grocery.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Hawks tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with a porch and deck in the front.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with front porch.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with a person sitting on the porch. There is also a second floor porch. Posters are posted on a pole i...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View from road towards the gates of the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1920
Description: View looking down hill towards the Buena Vista house on Lake de Neveu. Caption reads: "The House Buena Vista The de Neveu Farm".
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McDonald Residence

Date: 1920
Description: View of a large house of Greek Architecture, with Corinthian pillars or columns. Built by John S. McDonald, and later owned by the McMillan estate. General...
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McDonald Residence from Park Avenue and 2nd Street

Date: 1920
Description: Home of John McDonald, Park Avenue and Second Street. General U.S. Grant was a guest at this home at one time.
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Beaumont House

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Israel Greene Beaumont house. The house was located at 203 South Jefferson Street at its intersection with Doty Street. Beaumont, its resident,...
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Fort Howard Hospital, in the course of restoration.
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Miss Mahan's School

Date: 1920
Description: "Miss Mahan's School" with a tree in front and a farmhouse next door.
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Wade House Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became...
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Longwell House

Date: 1920
Description: The Longwell house, residence of Hugh Longwell. It was used for the first school in Somers Township.
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S.W. Truesdell Home

Date: 1920
Description: The home of photographer S.W. Truesdell. A man is standing in the snow in front of the fence near a horse and sleigh.
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Home of C.J. Rosenberry

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the home of Chief Justice Marvin B. Rosenberry.
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Wrigley Residence

Date: 1920
Description: The home of William Wrigley. Caption reads: "Residence of Wm. Wrigley, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1920
Description: Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
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Moor Bath Links

Date: 1920
Description: View of people sitting on the porch of the golf club house at the Moor Bath Links. Caption reads: "Club House, Waukesha Golf Club on Moor Bath Links, Wauke...

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