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Hile House

Date: 1905
Description: View from road of the Hile House, Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells). There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. Caption reads: "Hile House, Kilbourn, Wis...
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Hile House

Date: 1921
Description: View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office...
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Black Oaks Cottages at the Dells

Date: 1927
Description: Front entrance to the Black Oaks resort. A man is driving an automobile down the drive near two stone walls with columns framing the entrance to the drivew...
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Cottage at Butternut Lodge, Highway 13

Date: 1926
Description: Guest cottage with two doors in front, and a man sitting on the stoop. There are automobiles parked on the left.
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Meadow Brook Resort on Highway 13

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view from hill of Meadow Brook Resort. The main building is on the left and the annex is on the right. There is an automobile parked in the drivew...
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Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1924
Description: Three-quarter view of the Ravenswood Hotel surrounded by pine trees. There is a screened porch and a balcony above. An automobile is parked on the side in ...
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Scene at Riverdale on Lucky 13

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Description: View from road of the entry drive with stone walls on each side, leading to the Riverdale Resort. The main building is on the right across the lawn.
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Scene at Riverdale on Lucky 13

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Description: View from road of restaurant and gas pump at Riverdale Resort.
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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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Scofield [sic] Cottage Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: Schofield Cottage Hotel and driveway with an automobile parked near the porte-cochere. There are striped awnings over the windows on both the first and sec...
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Van Hill Stand on Highway 13

Date: 1925
Description: Vending stand on Highway 13 near Van Hill Cabins. A man stands near an automobile parked in the road in front, and three girls are gathered on benches unde...
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Breezy Hill Cabins

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Description: Two guest cabins, with stone steps leading up to them. A lawn swing is behind bushes, and an automobile is parked on the left.
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Buckminster Rooms and Cottage — 2 Miles North on Lucky 13

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Description: View down driveway towards main house of Buckminster Rooms. A sign in front advertises rooms with inner spring mattresses for 75 cents per person. An autom...
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Coe's Porches — 414 Broadway

Date: 1931
Description: View from street towards Coe's Porches, a place with sleeping porches and rooms for tourists. A group of people are standing in the front lawn and an autom...
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Jonathan Bowman Home for Women

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Description: Exterior view from street of a house in a residential neighborhood. A carport or porte-cochere is on the left of the front porch. Two women stand in the ya...
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Modern Home Hotel

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Description: Front porch at Modern Home Hotel. There is a drinking fountain in the foreground on the left. The furniture on the porch includes a desk, rocking chairs, a...
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Nettland's Roll Inn on Highway 16 — "At the Dells"

Date: 1931
Description: View from side of road towards main building of Nettland's Roll Inn, with a service station, restaurant and registration office for their campsites. A grou...
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Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

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Description: Riverside cottage with an automobile parked in front. The license plate reads: "Wisconsin 1938."
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Olson's Woodlawn

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of Olson's Woodlawn Rooms, a large brick building with striped awnings over some of the windows on the first floor. A low stone wall is on...
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Main Building — Ravenswood Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the Ravenswood Hotel set amongst the pines, with a large screened porch and balcony above. Benches are along a stone wall in front of a st...

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