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Delavan Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of Delavan Lake, looking toward Highland. Caption reads: "A Veiw[sic] On Delavan Lake Toward Highland".
Photograph

Delavan Chevy Dealership

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of the Chevrolet dealership in Delavan in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall. During the 1860s and 1870s the building was known as the...
Postcard

Bridge

Date: 1914
Description: View of a bridge with several buildings in the background. Caption reads: "'The Bridge' Honey Creek, Wis."
Postcard

Morris Pratt Institute

Date: 1907
Description: View of the Morris Pratt Institute, a mansard-style structure. Caption reads: "Morris Pratt Institute, Whitewater, Wis."
Photograph

Building

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Description: Exterior of a two-story brick building. There is an arched doorway in the center, and a tower is on the far right.
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Hillside Cemetery

Date: 1870
Description: View of the gate and gatehouse at Hillside cemetery. Caption reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wis."
Photograph

Hillside Cemetery and Park

Date: 1870
Description: View toward the tombstones and a building at Hillside Cemetery and Park. In the foreground is a pond surrounded by vegetation.
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View of Pond

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Description: View of a pond and surrounding banks overgrown with foliage. A building is in the background on the left.
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...
Photograph

The Gas House

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: A small, simple wood frame building stands along the brick walkway near the shore of Geneva Lake at Black Point. There is lattice trim under the eaves on t...
Photograph

Holiday Home

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards a car parked in front of the main building at Holiday Home Camp. The rambling wood frame building has several sets of stairs leadi...
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Children at the Playhouse

Date: 1905
Description: Ernst Schmidt poses in the doorway of the playhouse on the grounds at Black Point Estate. He is wearing an exotic native American style costume adorned wit...
Map or Atlas

Redding and Watson’s Map of Walworth County, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows roads, railroads, lakes, and land ownership by name. Also included are illustrations of select business and residences, business directories...
Photograph

Boat Track

Date: 09 1928
Description: A view looking down the boat track at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, with the clubhouse on the right and the lake in the background. There are several sailboa...
Postcard

Mill Pond Lake

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Description: Elevated view of Mill Pond Lake. There is a road and bridge crossing an outlet in the foreground. Houses and other buildings are across the lake in the bac...
Postcard

Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair

Date: 09 1914
Description: Elevated view of a small sample of "4000 cars" parked at the Great Fair. Caption reads: "Four Thousand Automobiles in 1914, The Great Fair, Elkhorn, Sept. ...
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Champion Boxelder

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Acer negundo judged in 1979 to be the largest known example in Wisconsin. The tree is standing on a lawn at Green Gables, part of the ...
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Nippersink Lodge

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Description: View across lawn towards a building, perhaps a lodge at Nippersink. There are steps leading up to an open, three-sided sitting area, which has a porch swin...
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Man Wearing Suspenders

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Description: A man in a wide-brimmed hat and suspenders is standing outdoors with his hands on his hips. There is a building in the background on the left.
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Baptist Church, Honey Creek

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of a church. Buildings, possibly homes, as well as a windmill are in the background.

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