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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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People Sitting in Car Drinking Beer

Date: 1916
Description: Three people sitting in the back seat of a parked car drinking beer and other beverages in glasses. The building behind them is the Otto Sprenger Millersvi...
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Walworth County Fair

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Walworth County Fair. A large crowd gathers around a carousel.
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Four Men in Car

Date: 1925
Description: Four young men pose together in a car. They are parked on a drive near small outbuildings.
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Hotel Marblehead Station Wagon

Date: 08 20 1935
Description: Two men stand beside an International C-1 station wagon ("woody") owned by Hotel Marblehead. Men and women passengers sit inside the vehicle along with the...
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Bluff House

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Description: Adults and children read newspapers and books while sitting on chairs on the lawn outside Bluff House. The house is on the right, featuring a porch, balcon...
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The Lookout Hotel

Date: 1920
Description: View from lawn toward two automobiles parked in front of the Lookout Hotel. A covered entrance over the staircase leads to the building's porch. Several pe...
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Bathers on the Beach

Date: 1910
Description: View along beach toward sunbathers sitting and walking along the seashore. A line of automobiles are parked alongside the beach, separated from the sand by...
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The Oakbirch Inn and Casino

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Description: A view of the inn, casino, and other structures at The Oakbirch Inn and Casino taken from a tree-lined road. A man sits in the passenger side of a car park...
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Friends of Lewis Arms at Brittingham Park

Date: 1950
Description: Friends of Lewis Arms enjoy beer at a party at Brittingham Park. Seated on the ground from left to right are: Elinora (mother of Lewis Arms, Jr.), Hattie, ...
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Cottages at Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: Row of cabins in Effinger Park. Each has a screened back porch. Picnic tables, sling-back chairs, and a parked car are under the trees on the lawn.
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Golden Rule Park

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn towards the entrance to Golden Rule Park. A large sign says "Golden Rule Park / Welcome." Men, woman and children are posed near cabins an...
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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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Group of People Playing Croquet

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Description: People playing croquet on a lawn next to tennis courts. In the background on the left, people are relaxing under trees across the road. Cottages are in the...
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Group of People Sitting in a Room

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Description: A group of men and women sitting together in a room, relaxing. The man sitting on the far right has an IH name tag on his suit coat. In the background a ca...
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Time in Mount Horeb

Date: 07 2014
Description: An elderly man and woman are sitting at a table near the front window of a coffeehouse. Just outside the window a man and woman are sitting outdoors under ...
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Cox Hollow Lake

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Description: Elevated view of a park scene near Cox Hollow Lake, at Governor Dodge State Park. In the foreground, a man is grilling at a picnic table, while two women a...
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Froelich's Sayner Lodge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Froelich's Sayner Lodge, Sayner, Wisconsin. AAA. One of Northern Wisconsin's fine American Plan Resorts * Your choice of accommodat...

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