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Cramer Residence

Date: 1905
Description: A view of the front of the Cramer residence. Caption reads: "Summer Home of Mrs. William Cramer, Packwaukee, Wis."
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E.W. Underwood Home

Date: 1900
Description: Two-story brick home with square tower, home of E.W. Underwood.
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Everetta Bass with American Flag

Date: 1893
Description: Everetta Bass stands on a fur rug outdoors holding a small American flag. A rocking horse, basket, and doll buggy are nearby.
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Shrine of Saint Philomena

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Description: Photographic postcard of the Shrine of Saint Philomena. It is a large stone structure with a marquee over the statue in the center that reads: "St. Philome...
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People Posing in front of Lake House

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of men, children and a dog posing in front of Lake House. Another man with two children are sitting on the porch step...
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Public School

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of the white public school building. Trees and bushes partially obstruct the view.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of church building with a bell tower, arched windows, french doors, a fanlight, and a sign that read "M.E. Church."
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Hotel Iris

Date: 1926
Description: View across road of the Hotel Iris, with a large group of men and boys posed in the yard, on the screened-in porch, and near a delivery van parked on the l...
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Bathing Beauty Contest

Date: 06 19 1949
Description: Elevated view of crowd at E.H. Myrland's Farm's Sky Lodge at the bathing beauty contest at the dedication of a new swimming pool at the resort which opened...
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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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Society Hill

Date: 1906
Description: Four large, wood frame houses are seen in this view looking west along Lake Avenue. A small brick house with front bay window is visible through the open p...
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Montello House

Date: 1897
Description: A cabinet card photograph of the Montello House Hotel. The two-story brick building has a gable fronted wing on the right and a shingled wooden tower on th...
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Montello Cottonwood

Date: 10 05 2016
Description: A large cottonwood, named Wisconsin's largest tree in the 1970's, standing on Underwood Avenue in front of a two-story granite faced house. There is a cell...
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Adopted Skunks

Date: 06 1937
Description: A domestic short-hair calico mother cat is sitting with several baby skunks around her. There is also a kitten at lower right. On the reverse of the print ...
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Menges Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view of trees shading the lawn at Menges Resort on Lake Puckaway. There is a two-story wood frame building with a screened porch acro...
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Fox River Locks

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view from shoreline looking downstream at the Fox River locks, with a bridge behind it. A boat is tied along the shoreline just below...
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Ellis Owens

Date: 1905
Description: A young man identified as Ellis Owens is standing on the lawn in front of the porch of a wood frame house. He is wearing a suit with a polka dot vest, and ...
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Will Mowing the Lawn

Date: 05 14 1905
Description: Will von der Sump, wearing work clothes and a hat, is pushing a reel lawn mower in front of a low fence near shrubs. There is a wooded hill in the backgrou...
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Under the Apple Tree

Date: 05 19 1905
Description: Mae (Margaret) von der Sump is holding a branch of blossoms as she poses with her mother, Bertha, and father Frank under an apple tree in full bloom. There...
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Boy with Baby and Dog

Date: 1910
Description: A young boy wearing a suit and tie and identified as "Little Frankie" posing outdoors standing next to a baby in a wicker buggy. The baby is wearing a long...

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