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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.
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Dell View Hotel

Date: 1937
Description: The lawn of the Dell View Hotel.
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Carnegie Library

Date: 1937
Description: View of Carnegie Library on the corner of South Main Street and West Messenger, Rice Lake. Pedestrians are crossing the street, automobiles are parked alon...
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Fairway 12 Tractor

Date: 1937
Description: Man uses a McCormick-Deering Fairway 12 tractor and mowing attachment to care for lawns (and golf course?) at a country club. Sun bathers are in the backgr...
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Railroad Tracks near Milwaukee Bay

Date: 1937
Description: View down the hill toward the U.S. Coast Guard Station on the left with two communications towers on the Lake Michigan shoreline. Railroad tracks are just ...
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House at 702 Walton Place

Date: 1937
Description: Exterior of the house at 702 Walton Place built by Willard Droster.
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Singer Truck

Date: 1937
Description: A man carrying a box exits the passenger side of an International D-2 panel truck used by the Singer Sewing Machine Company. The text on the box reads: "Si...
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International I-12 in front of the Arkansas State Capital

Date: 1937
Description: A man wearing a hat and tie is driving an International I-12 industrial tractor with mower attachment to groom the grounds in front of the Arkansas state c...
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Log Cabins at Boulder Lodge, Ghost Lake

Date: 1937
Description: Man smoking a cigar while standing in front of a log cabin situated in a clearing in northern Wisconsin. The man's necktie is blowing in the wind.
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Briar Cliff on Diamond Lake

Date: 1937
Description: House, garage, and cottage on shoreline of Diamond Lake.
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A Summer Home on Madeline Island

Date: 1937
Description: Two-story cedar shake-sided house with two porches.
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Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: Sidewalk in front of four houses along Nebraska Row at Madeline Island. Nebraska Row was started by Col. Frederick Woods in 1899 on the bluff at the wester...
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Frank Woods Summer Home

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of a woman standing on lawn of the Woods mansion on Nebraska Row. Bayfield is visible on the opposite mainland shore of Lake Superior.
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Brule Schoolhouse

Date: 1937
Description: Large white building with facade details and bell tower.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church

Date: 1937
Description: Exterior view of white clapboard church with a bell tower and stained glass windows.
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Romanowski Coal Truck

Date: 1937
Description: A man loads a piece of equipment onto the back of an International D-40 truck owned by the Romanowski Coal Company while it is parked in a residential driv...
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New York Electric and Gas Corporation Maintenance Truck

Date: 1937
Description: A man unloads a ladder from the top of an International D-2 truck owned by New York State Electric and Gas Corporation and used for maintenance purposes. T...
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Henry Elston Family

Date: 1937
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Henry Elston Family of Muscoda, with a dog sitting in the foreground. According to US censuses they are from left to right: M...
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Henry Elston Family

Date: 1937
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the extended Elston family, including sons-in-law and grandchildren.
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Ceylon Court, Maytag Home

Date: 1937
Description: Colorized postcard view from pier towards a private lakeside home on a hill, with a large garden leading down to the lake. Caption reads: "Ceylon Court, Ma...

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