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Cabin at Virgin Timber Lodge

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Description: Exterior view of the log cabin. Caption reads: "No 2 Cabin at Virgin Timber Lodge on Moose Lake, Hayward, Wis."
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Whippoorwill Cottage

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Description: Exterior view of the Whippoorwill cottage at Styza's Birchwood Lodge on Garth Lake. A black automobile is parked in front of the building and trees surroun...
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The Raven Cottage

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Description: Exterior view of the Raven, a humble cottage in the woods at Wilsie's White Birch Lodge. Caption reads: "The Raven, Wilsie's White Birch Lodge, Boulder Jct...
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Bridge at Wilsie's White Birch Lodge

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Description: A wooded lakeside scene at Wilsie's WHite Birch Lodge including a small bridge and a footpath leading to picnic tables. Caption reads: "Scene at Wilsie's W...
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King's Lodge Cabin

Date: 1947
Description: Exterior view of walkway with a rustic gate leading up to the front entrance of a log cabin. Caption reads: "King's Lodge on Moose Lake, Hayward, Wis."
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Log Cabin Store

Date: 1941
Description: Exterior view toward the store. There are two gas pumps in front, and trees and a lake in the background. Caption reads: "Log cabin store at Pine Grove Res...
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Boat House, The Morey Resort

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Description: View along shoreline through trees of a wet boathouse at The Morey Resort. Caption reads: "Boat House, The Morey Resort, Eagle River, Wis."
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Resort near Boulder Junction

Date: 07 14 1958
Description: Photographic postcard of a cottage path at Syd's Resort of the Woods. Many cottages can be seen through the trees, and a lawn swing is on the right. Many o...
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Ridge-Birchwood Cottages — Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a cottage surrounded by trees and a lawn. A man and woman are sitting in lawn chairs near an oval-shaped stone bordered group...
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Main Lodge and Dining Room, Camp Bird

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of the main lodge and dining room at Camp Bird on Sand Lake. Caption reads: "Main Lodge and Dining Room, Camp Bird, Sand Lake, C...
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The Pine Resort

Date: 1939
Description: View from pier across water towards the Pine Resort, which is a three-story building with screened-in porches on the shore of Egg Harbor. Street lamps line...
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Roger Williams Inn, from the Lake

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Description: Black and white postcard of a view across water towards the Roger Williams Inn (now the Green Lake Conference Center), main building of the American Baptis...
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Motor Boating

Date: 1940
Description: A motor boat carrying three people is leaving a small wake in the calm waters of Crawling Stone Lake as it heads toward an island. There is a worn wooden p...
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The Sayner Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of a tennis and a shuffleboard court, with Plum Lake in the background. Four men are playing doubles tennis, while other men are playing shuf...
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Sandy Beach Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Men, women and children in modest swimming suits enjoy splashing and playing in the water at Sandy Beach, a resort established by Gerhard Strauss in 1921. ...
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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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Cottage Scene, Eagle Crest Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Photographic postcard view across water towards two waterfront cottages, shaded by birch and other trees. There is a wooden canoe pulled up to the shore on...
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Echo Lodge, Echo Lake

Date: 1947
Description: View across lake towards cottages on the shoreline surrounded by pine trees. A rowboat and canoe are on the shore. Caption reads: "Echo Lodge, Echo Lake, M...
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Blaesing's Shorewood Vista

Date: 08 25 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Blaesing's Shorewood Vista, Lake George, Rhinelander, Wis." Along the front of the resort building river rocks are used to cover the ...
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Beautiful Clam Lake from Camp Northland

Date: 1940
Description: Caption reads: "Beautiful Clam Lake From Camp Northland, Siren, Wis." Two people are in a rowboat and two more are fishing at the end of the pier. Four mor...

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