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Old Mission Inn on Shoreline of Lake Superior

Date: 1890
Description: Old Mission Inn and boats on shoreline of Lake Superior on Madeline Island. The Old Mission Inn had numerous modifications over the years. It was razed in...
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Lake Geneva Pier

Date: 1885
Description: View down pier towards shoreline and building at Lake Geneva at Montague's and Porter's resort, later W.F. Furbecks, at the site of Fontana Park or Buena V...
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Fountain House

Date: 1878
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain House.
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Fountain Spring House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain Spring House.
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Lakeside House

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of Lakeside House. This hotel, originally known as the Water Cure, was built on the shore of Lake Monona in 1855. It burned about 1870.
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Draper Hall

Date: 1880
Description: Side view of Draper Hall on Lake Road. Tree-lined street with two men sitting on chairs in front of Draper Hall.
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Townsend House Boat House

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of the Townsend House boathouse across a lake.
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Townsend House

Date: 1870
Description: Townsend House and grounds with elaborate birdhouse in foreground.
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Townsend House

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of Townsend House. Image includes people sitting on porch, grounds, boat dock.
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Townsend House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Townsend House, a resort hotel. In the foreground there are three people in a rowboat, rowing under a bridge where four other people are...
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Resort and Harbor

Date: 1895
Description: View from across railroad tracks. Resort is on the water's edge, with a small inlet on the right. Land is mostly sand, though a small part on the left ha...
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Townsend House Boat House - Anaglyph

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of the Townsend House boathouse across a lake.
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View of Tonyawatha House

Date: 1885
Description: View along shoreline towards Tonyawatha House and several outbuildings on Lake Monona. There is a long dock extending into the lake from a boathouse on the...

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