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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: View across road towards the office, filling station and cabin at Brady's Lodge. Two men stand near the gas pumps in front of a porch of an open counter se...
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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: Filling station and office at Brady's Lodge. An attendant is standing by the gas pump. There is a truck parked on the right. Signs on the left read: "Sandw...
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Colburn Cottages

Date: 1927
Description: Two Colburn Cottages on a shoreline of the Wisconsin River. In the yard a man is posing in front of an automobile near a dog standing on its haunches. Ther...
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Dells Manor Inn

Date: 1927
Description: Main building for Dells Manor Inn, Tea Room and Camping Grounds. There are signs for "Hot BBQ" and "Sandwiches," on the side of the building and on the roo...
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Grounds at Grandview Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View of the entrance drive of the Grandview Hotel. There is a large signboard advertising the amenities; rooms with baths, hot and cold water, cottages and...
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Honeymoon Inn — Grandview Hotel "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a small cottage at the Grandview Hotel. Flowers are in a window box and an automobile is parked in back.
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Cap Carbon and Lighthouse

Date: 1927
Description: A switchback path leading to Cap Carbon and the lighthouse perched near the summit of the peninsula. The lighthouse is built on top of a giant rock that pr...
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Workmen at Mechta

Date: 1927
Description: Workmen excavate at an archaeological site at Mechta. M. Bebruge is the man in the foreground. A man sitting on the ground in the background on the right i...
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Nettland's Roll Inn on Highway 16 "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: View across road towards the main office at Nettland's Roll Inn. The building is of chink log construction with the round logs overlapping at the ends. Can...
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Oak Grove Camp Ground

Date: 1927
Description: Four young people standing in front of the main office and general store at the Oak Grove Campground. A sign on a tree reads: "Fresh milk, cream, eggs and ...
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Oak Grove Camp Ground

Date: 1927
Description: View of the camp sites under the trees at Oak Grove Campground. Two men stand near a tent on the left.
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Entrance to Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View of the entrance drive of the Ravenswood Hotel. A group of four women are standing next to the stone wall and sign at the driveway off the road. All th...
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Plastering Straw Stacks with Clay

Date: 1927
Description: Algerian men are plastering a straw stack with clay. Another straw stack can be seen on the right. Hills are barely visible in the distance. An out-of-focu...
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Beach at Ravenswood, Hotel Kilbourn

Date: 1927
Description: The Ravenswood beach on the Wisconsin River. A man is piloting an excursion boat as it is pulling away from the shoreline. Two rowboats are pulled up on th...
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Entrance to Riverview Free Campground

Date: 1927
Description: The entrance archway to Riverview Free Campground, with signs advertising amenities and boat trips. The information and ticket desk are on the right of the...
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At Riverview Free Campground

Date: 1927
Description: The general store and boat tour ticket selling counter. A man and a dog are posing in the foreground.
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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Group portrait of family sitting on a bench in the foreground in front of a guest cottage. One boy sits on a porch railing behind the group. There is an au...
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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: The grounds at Springhill Cottages, with four cottages on the hill in the background. There is a person sitting on a chair inside an open-sided building in...
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Greetings from Glenco Cottages

Date: 1927
Description: A collection of photographic images from Glenco Cottages and other Dells sights. They are: Oss-Wasse Cottage, Sunset Rock at Witches Gulch, Wau-Ka-Wan Cott...
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Map of the City of La Crosse, Wisconsin

Date: 1927
Description: This map includes an index and highways marked in red. Attractions on the map include: Four Mile House, Cold Springs, Grand Crossing Station, Coleman Sloug...

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