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Twin Maples — Cottages and Rooms for Rent

Date: 1931
Description: A man and his dog are on the lawn in front of a house. A wooden sign reads, "Cottage and Rooms for Rent." Another sign below advertises for "N.F. Sherman 2...
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Creamery

Date: 1912
Description: A two-story creamery. The building features an attached garage, tall chimney, and gabled roof.
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Scene at Black Hawk

Date: 1922
Description: View from yard of blacksmith shop, a home, and a two-story building with a "Gold Medal Flour" sign.
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Ford Garage

Date: 1921
Description: The Ford service station. There is graffiti on the interior side of the windows. A car is parked outside.
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$10,000 Garage

Date: 1917
Description: View across street of two girls standing outside the open garage door of a large, brick automotive repair shop. They are both wearing roller skates. An Ame...
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Loganville Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View across street of two men sitting on the street curb near a parked car. There is a garage on the left.
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down a commercial street lined with shops and parked cars. On the left is a storefront with signs for "Garage" and "Red Crown Gasoline" above the door...
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down unpaved Main Street, with wagons and carts parked near the curb on the left near a building with a sign for a "Garage." Pedestrians are a...
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Packwaukee Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View down street towards business district. At the t-intersection is a large commercial building with a turret on the second floor. Next door on the right ...
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City Hall

Date: 1929
Description: View from street of City Hall building on a corner. There are garages in the back on the left. On the corner there is a stop sign, a Hwy 51 signpost, and a...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down unpaved street scene towards an intersection. A tree and a fire hydrant on the corner on the left. On the right is a garage with a ramp entrance ...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down center of unpaved Main Street, with a service garage on the left and ice cream parlors on the right. There are lampposts along the sidewalks, and...
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Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down center of Main Street with cobblestones. There is a railroad crossing in the foreground. Service garages are on the left and right corners. Parke...
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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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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Group portrait of family sitting on a bench in the foreground in front of a guest cottage. One boy sits on a porch railing behind the group. There is an au...
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Spruce Lawn Housekeeping Cottages

Date: 1927
Description: Two-story cottage with a built-in garage. There is a young vine over the roofed entrance, and a bench and potted plant near the garage door.
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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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Colburn Modern Cottages — N. Superior Street

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Description: Main house for Colburn's Modern Cottages on the Wisconsin River. A curb is in the foreground, and a dirt road leads to a garage and a cottage. An automobil...
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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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Jonathan Bowman Home for Women

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Description: Exterior view from street of a house in a residential neighborhood. A carport or porte-cochere is on the left of the front porch. Two women stand in the ya...

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