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Island Resorts at the Wisconsin Dells

Date: 07 1927
Description: Car parked underneath the entrance gate to the Island Resort at the Wisconsin Dells, 25 miles from the Dells on Highway 12-16 near Mauston. Entrance gate a...
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Kilbourn Circus Parade

Date: 06 1868
Description: G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr...
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Hile House Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof.
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Glen Cottage

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Description: View across unpaved road towards Glen Cottage, later Crandall Hotel.
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Hile House

Date: 1905
Description: View from road of the Hile House, Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells). There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. Caption reads: "Hile House, Kilbourn, Wis...
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Hile House

Date: 1921
Description: View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office...
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Fountain on Broadway

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Description: Two men are standing by the fountain on Broadway, which is topped by a statue. A horse and carriage are parked next to the fountain, and a dog is relaxing ...
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Hile House Hotel

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Description: View across road towards the Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof.
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Rainbow Cottages

Date: 1950
Description: Entrance sign and rainbow between two trees in front of several cabins at the Rainbow Cabins. The cabins were located on Route 16 on Vine Street.
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Oak Grave Camp

Date: 1929
Description: A man, woman, and child pose by a car near a tourist camping stop.
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Tennis Court at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: The Coldwater Canyon Hotel tennis court, with two men playing tennis.
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Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: View across road towards the stone steps leading up a hill to the main building of the Birchcliff Hotel. A lawn swing is on top of the hill to the left of ...
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Black Oaks Cottages at the Dells

Date: 1927
Description: Front entrance to the Black Oaks resort. A man is driving an automobile down the drive near two stone walls with columns framing the entrance to the drivew...
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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: View across road towards the office, filling station and cabin at Brady's Lodge. Two men stand near the gas pumps in front of a porch of an open counter se...
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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: Filling station and office at Brady's Lodge. An attendant is standing by the gas pump. There is a truck parked on the right. Signs on the left read: "Sandw...
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Cottage at Butternut Lodge, Highway 13

Date: 1926
Description: Guest cottage with two doors in front, and a man sitting on the stoop. There are automobiles parked on the left.
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Saddlehorses at Butternut Ledge

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Description: Group portrait of five riders on horses posing on the road in front of two guest cottages. A young girl is standing on the left.
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D.H. Colburn Furnished Cottages

Date: 1925
Description: View from road of two of the Colburn guest cottages. A lake or pond is in the background.
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Dells Manor Inn

Date: 1927
Description: Main building for Dells Manor Inn, Tea Room and Camping Grounds. There are signs for "Hot BBQ" and "Sandwiches," on the side of the building and on the roo...
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Edgewater Hotel Anex [sic] "On the River"

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Edgewater Hotel Anex [sic] which has a screened-in porch. Young trees are planted in the lawn.

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