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Bobynn Tavern and Dining Hall

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the Bobynn Tavern and Dining Hall on Lake Namakagon. Lake Namakagon is located in the Chequamegon National Forest. Caption re...
Postcard

Chalet at Mt. Telemark

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of the Chalet at Mt. Telemark and surrounding area, and many skiers and several ski lifts.
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Vacation Paradise

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Description: Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the...
Photograph

Guest House at Forest Lodge

Date: 1945
Description: Two-story vertical log structure with cedar shake roof and a boarded over screen porch. The building is located in a woodland and lawn setting on the groun...
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Mary, Polly, Jane, and Al

Date: 1932
Description: Three women, and one man wearing numerous hats, are standing on a lawn at Forest Lodge in front of a flower garden with woods in the background. The woman ...
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Cows in Cow Palace Pasture

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Description: Five Brown Swiss cows graze in a split-railed fenced pasture attached to the cow barn known as the "Cow Palace". The barn is a vertical log structure with ...
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Cutting Ice on Namakagon Lake

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of three men cutting and loading ice into a dump truck on Namakagon Lake. One man is guiding ice blocks through open water to a conv...
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Logging at Cable

Date: 1906
Description: Ole Emerson's lumber property. A man is standing on top of a load of logs being pulled by a team of two horses on a sled through the snow. Caption from cal...
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Scanning Bowling Green

Date: 1957
Description: Two couples standing at one end of the bowling green on the shore of Namakagon Lake, searching down the field. One woman is wearing a yellow-checked skirt...
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Mary Livingston Griggs on Boathouse Second Story Deck

Date: 10 1960
Description: Mary Livingston Griggs, dressed in a black dress and coat and using a cane, is standing on the second story outside deck of the Forest Lodge Boathouse on L...
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Boathouse with Elevator and Flying an American Flag

Date: 10 1960
Description: A two-story, vertical log boathouse on Lake Namakagon. The second floor has a wrap-around deck, and both floors have windows with green striped awnings. A ...
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Two Couples on Bowling Green

Date: 1960
Description: Two couples playing English lawn bowling on Forest Lodge bowling green next to Lake Namakagon. One woman is wearing pink Bermuda shorts and a white sleevel...
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Guest House Before Spring Opening

Date: 05 2004
Description: Vertical log two-story building, boarded up from previous winter, with a lawn and perennials between the house, and a narrow drive in the foreground.
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Mary's Playhouse in the Woods

Date: 1993
Description: A white playhouse with green trim, windows and shutters situated in the forest. A sliding wood lattice gate covers the front porch, and a stove pipe extend...

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