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Mission and Mission Dock

Date: 1920
Description: View from the water of the Mission, dock, Mission cottages, and Congregational Church on Madeline Island.
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Cottage at Burgy Mounds

Date: 1920
Description: Two cottages at Burgy Mounds on Lake Koshkonong.
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Apfelbach Summer Home

Date: 1915
Description: Birch and other trees frame the view of a distant house and barn with poplars behind, lining the road (now Highway 42) at Fish Creek.
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Wetlands

Date: 1920
Description: Trees are reflected in shallow water in the wetlands in Fish Creek Valley near the Thorp and Vorous farms in spring. The tower and other buildings of the H...
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Hotz Cottages

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Hotz family compound of cottages from below the bluff at Fish Creek. A flag waves in the breeze; there are birch trees and conifers in the fore...
Postcard

Terrace at Fred Thomas Resort on Big Chetac Lake

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Description: Colorized photographic postcard view of a lawn with stone terraces and birch trees leading down to a lake on the left. There is a cabin in the background n...
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Egg Harbor Pier

Date: 04 17 1963
Description: Egg Harbor pier. The shoreline and trees are on the right. There is a cottage area along the shoreline along with a small beach.
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The Cozy Cottage

Date: 01 25 1924
Description: The large, wood framed 1905 cottage at Black Point stands at the crest of a gentle snowy slope framed by evergreens and bare deciduous trees. The cottage w...
Postcard

Friess Lake from the East, Holy Hill in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view across lake towards Holy Hill in the distance. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage." Caption at bottom reads: "Frie...
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Brumder Summer House

Date: 1895
Description: An elevated view of Pine Lake and the George Brumder summer house, taken from an observation tower built on a hill on the Brumder property. Many young tree...

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