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| Date: | 1842 |
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| Description: | Watercolor of the Reid House, residence of William Reid at the head of Big Foot Lake (Lake Geneva). Two children and a woman are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Reverend H.A. Preus and his family pose seated outdoors in front of the Spring Prairie parsonage. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The octagon house. Text on back reads: Whitewater's octagon house is a frame one which dates back to 1855. The porch was added only a generation ago, the k... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Detail from atlas of the home of James Child who settled in 1847. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Detail from atlas of the home of H.M. Curtis who settled in 1840. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Detail from atlas of the home of Almon Jewell who settled in 1845. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Detail from atlas of the home of Z. Short who settled in 1842. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | The home of the Allertons. Caption reads: "Residence of S. W. Allerton, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The rear view of the Ceylon Building, which was from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved ... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The gateway to the Ceylon Building's courtyard, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved to Lake Geneva... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The Ceylon Building from the water, from the Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell and converted to a private ... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | The Ceylon Building and its pier as seen from Lake Geneva. Originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the building was later purchas... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The N.K. Fairbanks estate, "Butternuts." Caption reads: "N. K. Fairbanks Estate, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | The home of Levi Jackson, who settled in 1842. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | The home of Mrs. Doc P. Maxwell, settled in 1857. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | The summer home of J.J. Mitchell, formally known as Ceylon Court. Caption at right reads: "Greetings from Lake Geneva, Wis. (near Chicago)", and below read... |
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