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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Lake Geneva

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Lake Geneva, looking southwest, with insets of points of interest.
Postcard

Lake Geneva Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva Bay, with assorted homes and hotels, and boats docked at long piers. Caption reads: "Geneva Bay, Lake Geneva, Wis."
Photograph

Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of the Whiting House with its large harbor and boats. Whiting House is a four-story wood frame Second Empire style hotel standing on the l...
Map or Atlas

Bird’s Eye View of Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: This pictorial bird's-eye-view map shows buildings, streets, and railroads. Included are illustrations and an index to points of interest. The bottom of th...
Book or Pamphlet

Hotel Glenwood

Date: 1910
Description: The centerfold of a promotional brochure features a photograph of the Hotel Glenwood and a description of the springs on the grounds. The hotel, with large...
Photograph

Lake Geneva

Date: 1895
Description: View from boat towards the waterfront at Lake Geneva with the Whiting House Hotel on the left and the pier extending to the right. A large sidewheel steamb...
Photograph

The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
Photograph

Lake Geneva

Date: 08 2013
Description: View down pier towards yacht named "Louise" tied up to a post. The yacht is used to take tourists around the lake.
Photograph

Sandy Beach Resort

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Description: View across water towards a section of Sandy Beach Resort. There are people on the lawn on the left next to buildings. Two women are talking on a porch in ...
Photograph

Nippersink Resort

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Description: View across lawn towards a boathouse on a lake. On the far left is what appears to be a tall, wooden water slide, with a set of steep steps. People are sit...
Book or Pamphlet

Lake Geneva Hotel

Date: 1915
Description: A view across water towards the Lake Geneva Hotel, also called Hotel Geneva. There are several boats and piers at the water's edge. Two men are boating in ...
Postcard

Municipal Recreation Building and Boat Landing

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Description: Colorized postcard view from pier towards a large recreation building. The excursion boat "Miss Geneva" is under an awning on the right. Caption reads: "Mu...
Postcard

Hotel Geneva

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Description: Illustrated color postcard of the front of Hotel Geneva. A marina is in the foreground. Flowering bushes are along the lakeshore. Caption reads: "Hotel Gen...
Postcard

Electric R.R. Station, Shore Path, and Beach, Fontana

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Description: View along shore path at Lake Geneva. An electric railroad stop is behind the trees. Rowboats, canoes and an excursion boat are lined up along the beach an...
Postcard

Steamer Majestic at Conference Point

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored postcard view from shoreline towards tourists embarking on an excursion boat; some of the people are on the boat, and others are standing on t...
Photograph

Shores of Geneva Lake

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Description: Stereograph view of the Whiting House with its large harbor and boats. Whiting House is a four-story wood frame Second Empire style hotel standing on the l...

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