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Porch at Warner's Resort

Date: 1936
Description: View along the porch at Warner's Resort. The porch roof is supported by large rustic tree trunks or branches. Caption reads: "The Porch at Warner's Resort,...
Postcard

Interior of Buck Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of the living room in the Buck Inn at Lost Lake Resort. Caption reads: "In The Living Room t Lost Lake Resort".
Photograph

Buck Inn

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the Buck Inn at Lost Lake Resort. Caption reads: "Buck Inn At Lost Lake Resort, Sayner, Wis."
Photograph

Sayner Resort

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of Sayner Resort on Plum Lake.
Photograph

Little Bohemia

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of Little Bohemia Restaurant and Lodge with multiple vehicles parked out front.
Photograph

Little Bohemia Lodge

Date: 1990
Description: The Little Bohemia Lodge where John Dillinger and his gang escaped from the FBI after a shootout in 1934. The lodge was visited by members of the crew for ...
Postcard

Trading Post at Willie's White Birch Lodge

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the trading post at Willie's White Birch Lodge. Fishing lures are on display on the back wall behind a counter with signs that read: "Pat'...
Postcard

Dining Room at Syd's Resort of the Woods

Date: 1954
Description: View of the dining room which shows tables set for a meal. Large picture windows have views of the lake and woods surrounding the resort, and above the win...
Photograph

Cottage at Schilleman's Sylvan Resort

Date: 1938
Description: A cabin located in woods consisting of young birch and pine trees, a wooden chair situated under the trees. Sylvan Retreat was located near Lac du Flambeau...
Postcard

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...
Photograph

Lake Manitowish at Little Bohemia

Date: 1931
Description: View down lake shoreline on Lake Manitowish at Little Bohemia. There are stairs coming down to the lake, and a bench, as well as docks, a flag pole and a d...
Map or Atlas

Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation

Date: 1974
Description: This 1968 map identifies resorts in the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation region of Wisconsin, covering parts of Iron, Vilas, Oneida, and Price counties. ...
Map or Atlas

Lakes of Northern Michigan and Wisconsin Reached from Bent's Resort

Date: 1940
Description: Map shows hydrography and location of game fish in part of Vilas County, Wisconsin and Gogebic County, Michigan.
Map or Atlas

Star Lake Country, Northern Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: This 1909 map of northern Wisconsin and a portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula shows the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation, cities and villages, railroad...
Map or Atlas

Vilas County's First Settlements, Resorts, Camps, Trading Posts, and Historic Roads

Date: 1953
Description: This mid 20th century map of Vilas County and northeastern Oneida County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, rail...
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Pine Cottage, Hemlock Grove Cottages

Date: 1930
Description: Cottage at the resort with chairs on the grass in front. Caption reads: "Pine Cottage, Hemlock Grove Cottages, Route 2, Eagle River, Wisconsin."
Postcard

Pickerel Lake Cottages

Date: 1930
Description: View toward a cottage at the resort, northwest of Eagle River on CTH G. Other cabins are in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Pickerel Lake Cotta...
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Pickerel Lake Cottage

Date: 1930
Description: View of a cottage at the resort, northwest of Eagle River on CTH G. Caption reads: "Pickerel Lake Cottage, Wm J. Radue — Prop. Eagle River, Wis."
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One of the Pickerel Lake Cottages

Date: 1930
Description: Cottage at the resort, northwest of Eagle River on CTH G. Captions read: "One of the Pickerel Lake Cottages, Eagle Lake, Wis." and "Wm J. Radue — Prop."
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Dining Room at Everett Resort

Date: 1910
Description: Dining Room of the resort on Catfish Lake, east of Eagle River off of STH 70. The tables are set with white tablecloths and silverware settings. Establishe...

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