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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards cabins on the shore of Delavan Lake, with three women standing near the base of a pier. Caption reads: "Log Cabin, Delavan Lake, ...
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Ceylon Building

Date: 1893
Description: The rear view of the Ceylon Building, which was from the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The building was later purchased by J.J. Mitchell, moved ...
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Ceylon Building on Lake Geneva

Date: 1893
Description: The Ceylon Building and its pier as seen from Lake Geneva. Originally built for the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the building was later purchas...
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Lake Geneva Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva Bay, with assorted homes and hotels, and boats docked at long piers. Caption reads: "Geneva Bay, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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J.J. Mitchell Summer Home

Date: 1915
Description: The summer home of J.J. Mitchell, formally known as Ceylon Court. Caption at right reads: "Greetings from Lake Geneva, Wis. (near Chicago)", and below read...
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Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of the Whiting House with its large harbor and boats. Whiting House is a four-story wood frame Second Empire style hotel standing on the l...
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Woodlawn Bay

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Description: Path on tree-lined shoreline with rowboats. A section of a porch is on the left, other dwellings and piers in the distance.
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Uihlein's Point

Date: 1900
Description: View across water towards Frank Greene standing on a boulder seawall at Uihlein's Point on Geneva Lake. In the background on the left is a pier with a cove...
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Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 03 19 1929
Description: The Lake Geneva Yacht Club, originally a residence, sits on the shore of Geneva Lake. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The ...
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At the Dock

Date: 08 1932
Description: Crews work on their boats at the dock of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club after one of the races of the 1932 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. The tent f...
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The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
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Woodlawn Bay Hotel

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Description: View across Delavan Lake towards the Woodlawn Bay Hotel surrounded by trees. There is a long pier extending from the shoreline towards the left. At the sho...
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Scene Along the West Shore

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Description: View along shoreline towards a group of people standing on a pier. Sailboats are anchored in the water in the background. Caption reads: "Scene Along the W...
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Sandy Beach Resort on Geneva Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of Sandy Beach Resort. The building near the pier on the left has a sign on the roof for the resort. Along the shoreline are buildings,...
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Resort on Geneva Lake

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Description: View across water towards what may be cottages on the shoreline of the lake. There are stone lined paths, and a pier on the far left. A sign near steps rea...
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Nippersink Resort

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Description: View across lawn towards a boathouse on a lake. On the far left is what appears to be a tall, wooden water slide, with a set of steep steps. People are sit...
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Lake Beulah

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Description: Rowboats docked near a small pier on a lake. A house is on the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Lake Beulah."
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Ceylon Court, Maytag Home

Date: 1937
Description: Colorized postcard view from pier towards a private lakeside home on a hill, with a large garden leading down to the lake. Caption reads: "Ceylon Court, Ma...
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Pavilion, Conference Point, Lake Geneva

Date: 1911
Description: View of a pavilion, and a pier in the foreground. Rowboats are docked at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Pavilion, Conference Point, Lake Geneva, Wis."
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Residence of Otto Young

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Description: View across lake towards a large private home on Lake Geneva. There are arches and columns on the second floor. Caption reads: "Residence of Otto Young, La...

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