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Mrs. Sam T. Cummings

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Description: View of the house of Sam T. Cummings that provided guest lodging. His wife, Josephine, is seated on the front stairs. Another woman is seated on the lawn s...
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Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter view of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms, which has a porch and a balcony. Signs in front advertise rooms, bath and garage for 75 cents per person, ...
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Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms, which is a private home with rooms for tourists, with a screened-in porch, and a balcony. Two children are stan...
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Mrs. C.F. Fritz — Rooms and Bath — 816 Church St.

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of a home that provides rooms and baths for tourists for 75 cents and $1. There is a porch in the front and and in the back. Trees are in the...
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Mrs. H.E. Heitman — Rooms in Privat [sic] Home

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a house in a residential neighborhood with a large screened-in porch, and a bench and a lawn swing in the front yard.
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Furnished Rooms — Mirror Lake Bathing Beach

Date: 1925
Description: View from road of main building at Mirror Lake Bathing Beach Resort, a two-story structure with a porch on the left.
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Grounds at Schofield Hotel and Cottages

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Description: View of the grounds with trees and flowers, and on right a drive leads up to the porte-cochere of the Schofield Hotel in the background. Benches are on the...
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Cottages at Schofield Hotel

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Description: View across lawn and driveway of cottages at the Schofield Hotel. "Idleawyle" is on the left, and "Hummingbird" is on the right. Flowers are planted next t...
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E. Stroede Cottage

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Description: Exterior view of small cottage made of cement blocks. There are convertible lounge chairs and flower boxes on the concrete porch. There is another building...
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Breezy Hill Cabins and Rooms — 1026 Superior St.

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Description: Three-quarter view of front of house with two garages in the back. There are bushes along the driveway and flowers in the box along the front of the porch.
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The Elmwood Rooms — 531 Washington Avenue

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of private home in a residential neighborhood with rooms available to tourists. There are flower boxes on the railing of the porch.
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"The Gables" Rooms & Cottages

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Description: View across lawn and sidewalks towards the main house which has a screened porch. Chairs are on the lawn. A woman is sitting on the porch of the house next...
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The Van Annex

Date: 1931
Description: View across lawn of the annex of Hotel Van. There are two entrances and two exterior stairs on either side of the building. Two women are sitting in the la...

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