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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1925
Description: Car ferry on the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. A ferry has operated at this site since the 1840's. In 1924 the privately owned ferry was replaced by this wo...
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Parson's Indian Village

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Description: Exterior view of Parson's Indian Village, a tourist attraction on Highway 12 styled after a Zuni pueblo. Caption reads: "Zuni Pueblo-Parson's Indian Villag...
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Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
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Kinzler's Kabin

Date: 1930
Description: View from across road of a grocery store and gas station, with a home next door. The store features two pumps and advertises Deep Rock motor oil, Coca-Cola...
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Modern Rooms — E.F. Lueth

Date: 1925
Description: View across road of a two-story home located on a corner lot at 330 5th Avenue. There are signs on the lawn advertising rooms for tourists. A man is standi...
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Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: Six men and women and two dogs sitting in the shade at the park. A carved bench is in the foreground, and in the background are houses or cabins.
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p...
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Tourist Free Campground

Date: 1925
Description: An information station advertising: free camping, with hot sandwiches and coffee, and tents and cots for sale. On a utility line pole, there are signs for ...
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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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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down road, with railroad tracks in the foreground. On the left is an automobile repair shop with two cars parked near the gas pumps. A man is standing...
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Log Dam at Mirror Lake

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view over dam and waterfall of a man in a bathing suit walking in the placid and shallow water above the dam. Behind him a boat is tethered along ...
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High Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water of a deck truss bridge over the dam at Mirror Lake. Timme Mill is on the left side of the lake. There are boats in the foreground, and th...
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Entrance to Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: A man and woman pose at the wooden walkway among the rock formations of Congress Hall, on the Dell View Resort property.
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Old and New School Building

Date: 1924
Description: Children play on makeshift seesaws created from construction materials outside the old schoolhouse.
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Bathing Beach at Squires' Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1930
Description: Beach at the Squires' Evergreen Retreat. Two children stand at the top of the water slide while others play in the water.
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Mirror Lake at Squires' Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1930
Description: View from shoreline of a man and woman sitting in a canoe on Lake Delton. On the left is part of what appears to be a boathouse.
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Boat Landing from State Highway 12

Date: 1927
Description: A man stands on a wooden dock near a tour boat. The sign on top of the boat advertises "Summer Homesites."
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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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Ferry

Date: 1910
Description: A man and boy wearing hats and overalls stand on a ferry docked at the shoreline. On the ferry is a car. The far shoreline and low hills are in the backgro...
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North Freedom View of Main Street

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Description: Man with horse and cart on Main Street. A brick commercial building on the right includes a hardware store and general merchandise store.

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