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Sleigh on Door County Harbor

Date: 02 1924
Description: A single horse pulls an enclosed sleigh across a frozen Door County harbor. Houses and a church are visible onshore.
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Fish Creek from the east; the bluff rises on the left, the harbor is on the right. The cottage in the foreground with pergola and lattice ...
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Beach Pine

Date: 1925
Description: View looking north on the shore of Europe bay. A picturesque old pine stands near the site of the old pier.
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Nelson Bay and Point

Date: 1925
Description: Rocky shoreline at Nelson Point, now in Peninsula State Park.
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Man and Dog

Date: 1923
Description: A well-dressed man poses holding a German short-haired pointer on a leash near the outlet of the Fish Creek into the harbor.
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Nelson Point

Date: 1923
Description: A small cottage is barely visible through the trees on the rocky shore at Nelson Point, now part of Peninsula State Park.
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Europe Bay

Date: 1923
Description: Sunlight glints off the water under a threatening sky.
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Pier at North Bay

Date: 1920
Description: View from lawn of small boats which have been pulled onto the shore alongside a pier at North Bay. White cedars (arbor vitae) grow along the pier and on sh...
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Door County Waves

Date: 1922
Description: White capped waves break near the Door County shore.
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Skating on Europe Bay

Date: 02 1924
Description: A man skates near the shore of Europe Bay.
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Boathouse and Bathhouse

Date: 1924
Description: A small wood frame boathouse with a double door, and a bathhouse stand near the Hotz cottage on the shore near Fish Creek Beach. Both have rustic twig rail...
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Lake Michigan Ice

Date: 04 1922
Description: Large slabs and piles of ice line the rocky shoreline of Lake Michigan, possibly at Europe Bay.
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Baileys Harbor Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy) Hotz, far left, sisters Helen, left, and Alice, sit with Thomas Toft on the rocky shore near the Baileys Harbor lighthouse. A rowb...
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: View across Fish Creek Harbor to the village of Fish Creek and its pier, with warehouse. On the right is Dr. Weckler's Resort, a large wooden building with...
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Pier and Warehouse

Date: 1920
Description: View from hill looking down at a wood framed warehouse building on a pier with boats docked alongside. Near the warehouse are fish net drying reels. Wooded...
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Man with Walking Stick

Date: 1923
Description: A man with a walking stick stands on the shore of frozen Europe Lake. The Hotz boat house and pier are in the background.
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Sailing

Date: 1923
Description: View across water of a small sailboat along the Door County shore.
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Ice on Shore

Date: 04 1920
Description: Ice and driftwood, including large tree trunks, piled on the shore near Egg Harbor.
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Two Men on Shore

Date: 1923
Description: Two men, including Ferdinand L. (Fedy) Hotz, left, stand on the west shore of Spider Island off Door County. There is a small boat with an outboard motor ...
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Group at Detroit Harbor

Date: 07 1924
Description: A man stands with a group of nine women posed in front of a small commercial building. A sign in the shape of a tire advertises "Goodyear Service Station."...

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