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Cliff House Croquet Court

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Description: Devil's Lake vicinity. View of the Cliff House courtyard and croquet court. Three men and one woman are playing croquet. Two women are on the second floor ...
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Larks Hotel

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Description: Elevated view from Larks Hotel, looking towards Narrows. Adults and children on the ground are looking towards the river. There is a steamboat on the river...
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Larks Hotel

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Description: External view from hill looking down toward the Larks Hotel. There is a group of people on the veranda.
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Park Hotel, Kilbourn

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Description: External view of Park Hotel, Kilbourn, with men sitting on the veranda.
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"Apollo No. 1" Entering Narrows

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat entering Devil's Elbow at Narrows. There is a building in the background with a sign on the roof, probably the Larks Hotel.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat at Larks Hotel

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat at landing of Larks Hotel.
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Steamboat Passengers Disembarking at Larks Hotel

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" passengers disembarking and lining the stairs from landing up to Larks Hotel.
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat at Larks Hotel Landing

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat at Larks Hotel landing. Passengers disembarking.
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Larks Hotel Landing and Stairs

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Description: View from shoreline of Larks Hotel landing and stairs with passengers disembarking "Apollo No. 1" steamboat.
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Unidentified Group at Bird's Nest Resort

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Description: Unidentified group of people posing in front of the Bird's Nest Resort.
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Larks Hotel, People Under Trees

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Description: Larks Hotel, downstream. A man (George Crandall) and two children (his daughters) are sitting in chairs under trees overlooking the Wisconsin River, with t...
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Dell House

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Description: Exterior view up hill towards the Dell House, with two women posing in front.
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Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House. Men are sitting on the porch near the front door. A sign above the door reads, in part: "J. Yo.....
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Layton House

Date: 1880
Description: 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style...
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Three People at the Attic Angels Ball

Date: 04 06 1934
Description: Mr. & Mrs. Erwin Schmidt and Dr. Kenneth Kemmer in formal dress at the Attic Angel Ball in the Loraine Hotel.
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Attic Angels Ball — Receiving Line

Date: 04 06 1934
Description: Five women in ball gowns standing in the Attic Angels Ball receiving line in the Loraine Hotel, l to r: Mrs. Erwin Schmidt; Mrs. Wallace W. Chickering, Soc...
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Passengers Board International Station Wagon

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: A man and a woman prepare to board an International station wagon ("woody") while the uniformed driver handles their luggage. Another man and woman are alr...
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Tonyawatha House

Date: 1879
Description: A group of men posing in the yard of the Tonyawatha House, later the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel, with paddles and carpentry tools. The hotel is a frame bracke...
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The Koshkonong Hotel

Date: 1874
Description: View of the Koshkonong Hotel (later the Lakehouse Inn), a stone and brick hotel with a parapet roof on Maple Beach Road. People are in front of the inn. Ha...

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