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Giles House

Date: 1875
Description: Exterior view of the Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority.
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Two Girls in Hammock

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Description: Outdoor view of two girls in a hammock in a backyard. Water is indw the background.
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Syl and Two Women on Lawn

Date: 06 22 1901
Description: View across lawn of Syl and two other women near two trees strung with a hammock. One of the woman is walking away carrying a hat and umbrella. The lawn in...
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Syl, Harold and Gordon with Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: Syl, Gordon and Harold playing with fireworks on a lawn. A hammock strung between two trees is visible in the background.
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Syl and Pa Lighting Fireworks

Date: 07 04 1901
Description: Syl and Pa, both wearing hats, sit on a lawn lighting fireworks. There is a tent or open-sided awning behind them among trees.
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Mountain View House

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Description: Men and woman stand outside a mountain view house while playing croquet on the front lawn. Published by Fred W. Brown.
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Brewery

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of a brewery in a residential area. Children are standing on the sidewalk, and on the lawn near a hammock and a lawn swing. A tall industr...
Postcard

Ingleside Resort

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Ingleside Resort on Lake Ripley. There is a porch on the cabin, and several hammocks are strung on trees on the lawn. Caption ...
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1927
Description: A man and woman sit on a bench outside a cabin at the Dells Farm Resort. A chair, hammock, lawn swing and table are on the lawn.
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Main Lawn at Pine Glen Properties

Date: 1931
Description: View across lawn of a group of women and one man. The guests of the hotel are relaxing under the trees on the lawn of the resort. A man and a woman are hol...
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Kriegl Farm Resort — Highway 13

Date: 1926
Description: View of the main house at Kriegl Farm Resort. There is a family of five posed on the lawn. A hammock is tied to the trees on the right. More people stand o...
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Residence of Oderbolz, Pauquette and Bowman Families

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Description: View across street towards two individuals posing sitting on the porch of a house. The house is identified as the residence of the Oderbolz, Pauquette, and...
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John Mills and Family

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of a European American family. There is a man posing standing by a hammock in which a woman and infant are sitting. In the backgroun...
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Stanley Herrling Farm

Date: 06 06 1961
Description: Son Gregg Herrling cooks on a grill while the rest of the family relaxes on the patio of Stanley Herrling's Swiss-chalet type home. This is one of a series...
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Family Posing on Porch

Date: 1900
Description: Family posing on the front porch of a large brick home. There is appears to be someone standing in a second-floor window above the porch. There is a lawn s...
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Frolic at the Edward M. Fuller Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Group portrait of the Edward M. Fuller family and guests during a pause at a 'frolic' at the residence located east of the Yahara River. Part of the group ...
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Group at the Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: Two women and three girls posing in front of the Hotel on the Hill. Blanche Richter is seated at left and holds a cat on her lap. The woman standing next t...
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Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: A corner view of the Frank B. Fargo house is centered on the onion-domed polygonal tower. The open, wrap-around two-story porch features paired columns, ba...
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Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: View from street of Fargo house on Mulberry Street. A hammock and chair are on the open front porch. Foliage obscures the top of the tower on the left, but...
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Large Building with Wrap-Around Porch

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Description: View from road towards a large, L-shaped building. There are benches and a hammock in the yard, and a hand-pump with a trough. A man is sitting on a bench ...

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