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Young Woman with Flowers

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified young woman in old-fashioned dress holds flowers as she stands in front of entrance of the Trimpey house at 719 Oak Street.
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Nguyen Children

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Description: The children of Hong and Trong Nguyen sitting on the stoop outside their house. From left to right are Mary, Minh, Charlie, and Thuy, who is eating a sandw...
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Hilltop Inn

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Description: View of the rear porches and balconies at Hilltop Inn, built in 1910. Trees and other plants surround the porches where wicker chairs and potted plants ar...
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Wellesley's Island Farms

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Description: Exterior of a lodge at Wellesley's Island Farms. The building stands in a wooded area and a walkway connects it to an open air pavilion.
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Lake McDonald Hotel Lobby

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Description: View of the Lake McDonald Hotel lobby. View features the rustic lobby, decorated with animal skins and trophies. There is a balcony overhead, and several c...
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Two Older Women Posing Near House

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Description: Portrait of two older women posing standing in front of a house near steps leading up to a door. Both women are wearing blouses and long skirts, and have t...
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Neighborhood

Date: 1915
Description: View of a group of similarly designed houses in a residential area. There are railroad tracks on the right.
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Ann Drucella Witt

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Description: Ann Drucella Witt, the sister of Matt Witt, poses under a vine covered trellis that frames a door to a house. She is wearing a dress, jacket, gloves, and f...
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Drummond Store

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior three-quarter length view of a large two-story building with one chimney. There are two main entrances with steps leading up to the doorways of wh...
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Rockwood Public School

Date: 1924
Description: View of the front of the public school, a three-story brick building. Wooden buildings are in the background on the left. In the foreground is a barbed wir...
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High School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of high school, which is a brick building with a ground floor, first floor and attic. A flag pole is above the entrance which has double door...
Print

Madison Club Menu

Date: 1959
Description: Front cover and menu page from the Madison Club, with an illustrated three-quarter view of the corner of the club building and a view of the main entrance ...
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Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland at Local Centennial

Date: 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, standing between a man and woman next to an automobile. The woman has her arm around Margaret's waist. Margaret is we...
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Washstand

Date: 01 2014
Description: A washstand sitting in front of a glass door is being used as a plant stand to hold a pot of Christmas cactus. On the floor on the right is a pot of orchid...
Postcard

Colonial Hotel

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Description: The facade of the Colonial Hotel, with signs and markers to show how the hotels location relates to area communities. Caption reads: "Everybody Stops at th...
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Christine Peterson Cleaning Vegetables

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Description: Mrs. (Christine) Peterson by the back door. She is sitting on the top step and a cat is standing at her feet. A small pile of vegetables are next to her on...
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Playing the Violin

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Description: Laurie Peterson playing the violin while seated on the top step in front of a screen door. Flowers are growing on both sides of the steps.
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Back Porch

Date: 1925
Description: A hand pump and dinner bell flank the screen door of a porch at the Henriette (Mrs. George) Brumder summer home at Pine Lake. The walls of the house are st...

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