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Knight Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f...
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Hilton Hotel

Date: 1902
Description: View of the Hilton Hotel with a stagecoach parked near the entrance. Caption reads: "Hilton Hotel, Beloit, Wis."
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Sherwood Forest Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Sherwood Forest Hotel. The hotel burned August 11, 1923. Caption reads: "Sherwood Forest Hotel, Green Lake, Wis."
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Grand Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: The Grand Hotel. Caption reads: "Grand Hotel, Janesville, Wis."
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Hotel Fortney

Date: 1907
Description: View of Hotel Fortney, with a horse-drawn stagecoach parked outside. Caption reads: "Hotel Fortney, Viroqua, Wis."
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Draper Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of Draper Hall. Caption reads: "Draper Hall, Oconomowoc, Wis."
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Hotel Athearn

Date: 1905
Description: Hotel Athearn, which was built across the street from the Grand Opera House. Designed by William Waters. Caption reads: "Athearn Hotel, Oshkosh, Wis."
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Park Hotel on Capitol Square

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection towards the Park Hotel, located on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Park Hotel, Madison, Wis."
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Goodwin Block

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard view from the street of the Goodwin block, featuring a hotel and a pharmacy. Several bicycles are parked at the curb. Caption reads: "Go...
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Hotel Higbee

Date: 08 06 1919
Description: View from street looking towards the Hotel Higbee. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the left side, and a large, motorized vehicle, perhaps a bus, parked ...
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Gottfried's, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized elevated view of a large lakeside hotel inspired by castles on the Rhine. A small excursion boat is passing the dock and boathouse. Caption reads...
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Hotel Schwartz

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized view of Hotel Schwartz from across Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Hotel Schwartz, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
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Schwartz Hotel, Elkhart Lake

Date: 1955
Description: Colorized aerial view of the Schwartz Hotel on the shores of Elkhart Lake, with several white buildings with red roofs. Caption reads: "Schwartz Hotel, Elk...
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Ostoff's Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view of the front of Osthoff's Hotel. Caption reads: "Ostoff's Hotel, Elkhart Lake , Wis."
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Street Scene

Date: 1928
Description: View down center of Walworth Street with the Sprague Theater on the left. A hotel is on the lower right. Automobiles are parked all along the street. Capti...
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Dixon Hotel

Date: 1916
Description: Hand-colored postcard of the Dixon Hotel. A large sign is above the entrance, and a bar is in the basement. A car is parked at the curb on the right. Capti...
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Cook Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: View of the Cook Hotel, a four-story building with wrought iron balconies. Caption reads: "Cook Hotel, Green Bay, Wis."
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Sherwood Forest Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: View across lawn towards a three-story hotel obscured by trees. Steps lead up to the second level which has a porch. Caption reads: "Sherwood Forest Hotel,...
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Rutherford's Surf Hotel & Dinner Club

Date: 1979
Description: Color postcard with an illustration of the hotel, and three inset photographs of a guest room, the bar and the restaurant. Caption at top reads: "Hika, Wis...
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Hotel Monterey

Date: 1930
Description: Colorized postcard view of a six-story corner hotel. Automobiles are parked at the curb. The cinema next door is showing Richard Arlen in "Burning Up." Cap...

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