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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Cedar Bark Lodge

Date: 1910
Description: Group of five people, (includes Jesse Stone, Mrs. Abernathy, A.G. Hull, Leo Capser, and Captain Angus) standing in front of Cedar Bark Lodge on Hermit Isla...
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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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Unidentified Family at Bird's Nest Resort

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Description: Unidentified family sitting on the steps of the Bird's Nest Resort.
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Two Men in front of Lodge

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Description: Exterior view of a lodge, probably on Rock Island in Door County. Two men pose in front of the building.
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Wisconsin Tourism Sign

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Description: Group of resort and hotel owners gathered in front of a Wisconsin tourism sign that reads: "Relax In Wisconsin." There is a building in the background.
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Mary and Nelson Ross

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Description: Winter scene with Mary and Nelson Ross of Ross' Teal Lake Lodge. They are posing in the snow with skis and snowshoes.
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Birchcliff Lodge

Date: 08 1954
Description: Couple on a wooden bridge over a dirt road at Birchcliff Lodge.
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Draper Hall

Date: 1880
Description: Side view of Draper Hall on Lake Road. Tree-lined street with two men sitting on chairs in front of Draper Hall.
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Townsend House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Townsend House, a resort hotel. In the foreground there are three people in a rowboat, rowing under a bridge where four other people are...
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Menominee County Economic Development

Date: 10 1968
Description: During a visit to Menominee County, Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall and Senator Gaylord Nelson learn about a proposed resort complex.
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Group at Bethesda Spring

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Description: Group assembled at Bethesda Mineral Spring.
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People Seated in front of Hermitage

Date: 1910
Description: Group of men, women, and children seated on a bench and on the ground outside the Hermitage (Cedar Bark Lodge) on Hermit Island (Wilson Island). Included a...
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Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of Pabst Whitefish Bay Resort on the shores of Lake Michigan, with crowds of individuals walking up the numerous paths that lead to the resor...
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Big Bill Thompson and Friends

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Description: "Big" Bill Thompson (center) poses with two friends from Chicago in front of a lodge.
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Chulew Family Swimming at Schwartz's Resort

Date: 1959
Description: Chulew family (from left): Marcia, Natalie, and Manny at Schwartz's Resort.
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Eva Lauffer Deutschkron and Friends

Date: 07 1936
Description: Vacationing at a North Sea resort restricted to Jews, from left: Eva Lauffer Deutschkron, three friends, Margeret Pollack (cousin).
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Little Bohemia Lodge

Date: 1990
Description: The Little Bohemia Lodge where John Dillinger and his gang escaped from the FBI after a shootout in 1934. The lodge was visited by members of the crew for ...
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Magda Herzberger and Relatives at Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Magda Moses Herzberger (child at center) standing with relatives dressed in bathing suits in front of a resort in Turda, Romania.
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Wally Byam Airstreamer

Date: 06 1959
Description: Two men with cameras around their necks stand near a couple in a Plymouth pulling an airstream camper through a gate. The sign on the gate in the backgroun...

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