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Michael Baltus Family in Front of New Home

Date: 1895
Description: Michael Baltus family posing in front of their log cabin two miles east of Auburndale Station, Wood County, with a new frame house under construction nearb...
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Woman Carrying Water to Farmhouse

Date: 04 1923
Description: Woman carrying a bucket of water back to her farmhouse in winter.
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International "Red Baby" Truck Leaving Rural Farmstead

Date: 1923
Description: International "Red Baby" (model S) truck loaded with binder twine(?) and a stationary engine leaving a rural farmstead. In the background a woman holding a...
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Rock Scenery

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Description: View of house and farm buildings in Ableman with a rocky hill in the background.
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Entrance to Silver-Dale Resort

Date: 04 1925
Description: View of the wood trellis fence and columns that frame the entrance gate to the Silver-Dale Resort. A group of people are sitting on the porch of a refreshm...
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Kinzler's Kabin

Date: 1930
Description: View from across road of a grocery store and gas station, with a home next door. The store features two pumps and advertises Deep Rock motor oil, Coca-Cola...
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Skillet Creek Fruit Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a two-story house with a front porch and an enclosed porch on the side. In the background is a barn or outbuilding.
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Honeymoon Cottage

Date: 1930
Description: View of exterior of the Honeymoon Cottage in Effinger Park. It features a screened porch. There are two other cottages behind it.
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An Old Landmark — Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of buildings in Effinger Park. A dirt road leads up to the house where two cars are parked. There is a picnic table and a large tree in the f...
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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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Panoramic Resort at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of a row of cabins at the Panoramic Resort. There are two cars parked on the left.
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Summer Homes on Cable Lake

Date: 1936
Description: Cottages on the shoreline of Cable Lake. The cottages are supported by pilings where they extend out over the water.
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Hickory Park Cottage

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Description: The clapboard Hickory Park Cottage stands at the edge of a wooded area. A man holding a gun stands behind cut logs to the right of the cottage. There appea...
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Scene at Black Hawk

Date: 1922
Description: View from yard of blacksmith shop, a home, and a two-story building with a "Gold Medal Flour" sign.
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Riverside Hotel

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Description: Automobiles park in front of the Riverside Hotel, located in a rural area.
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Housekeeping Cottages at Cottage Grove Resort on Mason Lake

Date: 1927
Description: Two women pose outside their lakefront cabin.
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of the street on Stock Day. Horses and wagons are traveling down the street. The Bridgeport Hotel and the post office are on the right side. ...
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Cottages at Decatur Park

Date: 1924
Description: A log cabin at Decatur Park. The cabin features a screened porch as well as a front porch.
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down road towards three workers standing on the porch of an auto repair shop. The shop offers Red Crown Gasoline, Peerless Motor Oil, and Firestone ti...
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Swanson Cottages, Lake Ripley

Date: 1926
Description: A cottage with a "Hill-Side" sign. An outhouse is to the right of the cottage. There is a path up the hill on the left.

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