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George Washington Elms

Date: 1933
Description: A posted sign reads: "George Washington Elms, From Mt. Vernon, VA to Mt. Vernon, WIS. Planted May 6th, 1916," at the Forest of Fame, consisting of trees gr...
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Golfing near Belmont Avenue and outer Lake Shore Drive

Date: 1933
Description: Woman playing golf at Sydney R. Marovitz(?) golf course near Belmont Avenue. The Chicago skyline is in the background.
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The Bird House at Bird Park

Date: 1933
Description: House built by Albert Zahn, Sr. He carved figures of angels, animals, and birds, and after his wife painted them, he mounted them on pillars in the yard. A...
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Smith Cobblestone Inn

Date: 1933
Description: Southeast view of the Jesse Smith Cobbletone Inn.
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Dousman-Dunkel House

Date: 1933
Description: Front view of the former Dousman-Dunkel house with a gasoline pump and a woman sitting on the front porch. The Elmbrook Historical Society currently occupi...
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1933
Description: The Forest Products Laboratory.
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Bonniwell House

Date: 1933
Description: The William T. Bonniwell house, viewed from the southwest.
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Charles Miller House

Date: 1933
Description: The east elevation of the home of Charles Miller.
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Charles Miller House

Date: 1933
Description: View of the home of Charles Miller from the southeast.
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Abram and Agnes Gaar House

Date: 1933
Description: Mansion of Abram and Agnes Gaar, built in 1876. Gaar was one of the founders of the Gaar-Scott Company, manufacturers of steam engines and threshing machin...
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Cabins at Al's Place on the Turtle Flowage

Date: 1933
Description: Modest cabins located along shoreline of Turtle Flowage on a cloudy day.
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Cars Parked by House

Date: 1933
Description: Old cars parked in tall grass next to a house with a porch; a gas pump is on the right. There is a smaller dwelling with a car parked next to it on the lef...
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State Historical Society Library

Date: 1933
Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Awnings are visi...
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Hillcrest School

Date: 1933
Description: Students standing in front of Hillcrest School, a one-room school in Waukesha County.
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Boat at Dock, Norseman Lodge

Date: 1933
Description: View looking out over Lake Millicent from steep hill at Norseman Lodge. In the foreground is a chair and diving board on the dock. One boat is tied to 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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Reitan Farm in Mason

Date: 1933
Description: View of the Reitan Farm in showing the two-story farmhouse on the left, a large barn on the right, and three other wood farm storage buildings in the cente...
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Log Cabin Home

Date: 1933
Description: Exterior view of the front of a one-story log cabin home. There is a stone chimney on the right side.
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Holst's Log Cabin

Date: 1933
Description: Road lined with stones leading up to the one-story Holst's Log Cabin in the woods.
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Russel Bros Cabins, Lake of the Falls

Date: 1933
Description: View looking across the Lake of the Falls at three one-story log cabins with porches, called the Russell Bros Cabins. There are boats along the shoreline.

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