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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of window details in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Door of Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, front door entrance.
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Van Brunt House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the house and yard.
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Spence's Observation Tower

Date: 1877
Description: View of Spence's observation tower. There is a group of people standing on its upper balcony.
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Fountain House

Date: 1878
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain House.
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Fountain Spring House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain Spring House.
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Estburg House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the John Estburg house, built around 1840.
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Camp Home

Date: 1890
Description: Camp home, residence of Dan L. Camp, writer and historian. Three people are standing on and near the porch.
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Norwegian Church

Date: 1949
Description: Norwegian church. Interior view of old log church, the first church built by Norwegians in America in 1843.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of Octagon House. The caption reads: "The Pewaukee octagon house is the one for Poe. Legend says the man who built it killed his wife. Truth expla...
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Octagon House

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Octagon House from the southwest.
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Monastery for Redemptorist Fathers

Date: 1920
Description: Monastery for Redemptorist Fathers, Eschweiler & Eschweiler, architects.
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Oconomowoc Public Library

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library, located in both the half-timbered building (formerly the fire house) and the next building, with a museum o...
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"Sunnybank"

Date: 1870
Description: Two men are in the foreground on a shoreline, one standing in a boat. In the background on the other shoreline are adults and children sitting in the gras...
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"Sunnybank"

Date: 1870
Description: A large, white brick building is in the middle center, surrounded by trees. A smaller white building is in the right background. In front of the building...
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Oconomowoc Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library. The library was funded by a combined gift of $4,500 from Mrs. Geo Bullen and Mr. P. D. Armour, Sr. Photogra...
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Oconomowoc Public Library

Date: 1924
Description: Interior view of the Oconomowoc Public Library. The library was funded by a combined gift of $4,500 from Mrs. Geo Bullen and Mr. P. D. Armour, Sr. Front of...
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Waukesha Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Waukesha Public Library in winter. Reverse of cardboard backing reads: "1904, cost $15,000, Carnegie, C.C. Anderson, Arch." Above the ...
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Mayor's Summer Home

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Description: View across water towards the Mayor's summer home as seen from across Pine Lake. Children and adults are standing in front of the two-story dwelling. To th...
Postcard

Chapel; St. John's Military Academy

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white postcard view of the chapel at St. John's Military Academy. Caption reads: "Chapel., S.J.M.A., Delafield, Wis."

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