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Hotel Sharon on Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the left side of the street, with horse-drawn vehicles along the curb. The Hotel Sharon is in the center among the line of storefronts. Captio...
Photograph

Geneva Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Geneva Hotel.
Photograph

Hotel and Motorcar

Date: 
Description: View from street of hotel with balcony above entrance on corner, and a clock tower. Motorcar with several people are on the left.
Photograph

Temperance Procession

Date: 07 1892
Description: Procession of children and adults at the second convention of the Wisconsin Loyal Temperance League at Delavan. The LTL was a branch of the Women's Christi...
Photograph

Circus Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: This old hotel was known variously as the Park, Brick, or Circus hotel and dates from the 1870s. The large brick structure has a front gable with fancy shi...
Photograph

East Troy House

Date: 07 1925
Description: This substantial wooden hotel in the classical revival style has a large wing in the rear and another on the right. A wrap-around porch unifies the buildin...
Photograph

Walworth Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Walworth Hotel. Stairs lead to a porch where a man sits and signs that read "Billiard Hall" and "New Walworth Buffet" are near the side entranc...
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Lake Beulah, Walworth County, Wisconsin : Together with Booth and East Troy Lakes

Date: 1898
Description: This map shows the contour depths of Lake Beulah, Booth Lake, and Army Lake (labeled East Troy Lake on the map) in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and includes...
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Delavan and Lauderdale Lakes, Walworth County Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: This map shows the contour depths of Delavan Lake and the Lauderdale Lakes in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and includes nine cross sections of the lakes. Ro...
Map or Atlas

Delavan Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows roads, fire stations, golf course, and accommodations around Delavan Lake. "The drive around the lake is divided into zones from 0 to 900 as shown. P...
Print

Kaye's Park House Dinner Menu

Date: 08 24 1882
Description: Front cover and menu page from Kaye's Park House, with a lakeside view of the hotel, a paddlewheel steamboat, people in rowboats or standing by a Kaye's Pa...
Map or Atlas

Lake Geneva Wisconsin and Big Foot Beach State Park, Wisconsin Conservation Department

Date: 1959
Description: This map of Lake Geneva has relief shown by contours and water depths shown by isolines. The map includes an index of schools, churches, public services, i...
Map or Atlas

Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wis.

Date: 1858
Description: This map is hand-colored and mounted on cloth and shows lot and block numbers and dimensions, landownership, streets, railroads, selected buildings, fair g...
Map or Atlas

Bird’s Eye View of Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: This pictorial bird's-eye-view map shows buildings, streets, and railroads. Included are illustrations and an index to points of interest. The bottom of th...
Book or Pamphlet

Hotel Glenwood

Date: 1910
Description: The cover of a promotional pamphlet for Hotel Glenwood and Glenwood Springs at the western end of Geneva Lake.
Book or Pamphlet

Hotel Glenwood

Date: 1910
Description: The centerfold of a promotional brochure features a photograph of the Hotel Glenwood and a description of the springs on the grounds. The hotel, with large...
Photograph

Kayes Park House

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph of the large hotel at Kayes Park on the south shore of Geneva Lake. There are two girls standing in the foreground, with well-dressed women in ...
Photograph

Lake Geneva

Date: 1895
Description: View from boat towards the waterfront at Lake Geneva with the Whiting House Hotel on the left and the pier extending to the right. A large sidewheel steamb...
Photograph

The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
Postcard

Colonial Hotel

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Description: The facade of the Colonial Hotel, with signs and markers to show how the hotels location relates to area communities. Caption reads: "Everybody Stops at th...

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