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Part of Western Shore of Cedar Lake

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Description: Hand-colored view of four women in a rowboat on Cedar Lake. One of the women is leaning her elbow on a post sticking out of the water. The tree-lined shore...
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Outlet at Cedar Lake

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Description: Hand-colored view of the Cedar Lake outlet with a wooden rowboat tied up at the bank above the outlet. Caption reads: "Outlet; Cedar Lake, Wis."
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Yachting, Cedar Lake, near West Bend

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored view across water of three, two-person sailboats on Cedar Lake. On the far shoreline are buildings at the top of a hill. Caption reads: "Yacht...
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Harnsward Lodge, Little Cedar Lake

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Description: View across lake towards Harnsward Lodge, with a group of people in bathing suits sitting on the landing of the boathouse. Caption reads: "Harnsward Lodge,...
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Gonring's Resort

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Description: View across lake towards the Gonring's Resort from Cedar Lake. Along the shoreline are two buildings, a parking lot and a boat landing. Caption reads: "Gon...
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Diefenthaler's Shorr

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Description: Hand-colored view of Diefenthaler's Shorr Resort at Cedar Lake. The view across the lake is of buildings behind trees, a sailboat at the dock, a rowboat at...
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View of the Rosenheimer Resort, at Large Cedar Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Hand-colored view of Rosenheimer Resort from across Big Cedar Lake. The resort has a large main building with a wrap-around porch, and there is a dock and ...
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Steges Home Resort

Date: 1918
Description: Hand-colored elevated view of Steges Home Resort, including the main building, pavilion and boat house on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Steges Home Resort...
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River Scene

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Description: Sepia-toned view from shoreline of a small river, with a herd of cows and a flock of ducks near a bridge. Two women are standing on the left bank. Caption ...
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Friess Lake from the East, Holy Hill in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view across lake towards Holy Hill in the distance. Caption at top reads: "America's Favorite Place of Pilgrimage." Caption at bottom reads: "Frie...
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Thoma's Bathing Beach, Little Cedar Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of people swimming and standing in the lake. People are out in boats in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Bathing Beach, L...
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Wolfrum's Resort, Little Cedar Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View across lake towards three guest cabins under trees on the shoreline near a pier. The main building is on the hill behind. Caption reads: "Wolfrum's Re...
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Thoma's Shore, Little Cedar Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view across lake towards boathouses along a lake shore. Caption reads: "Thoma's Shore, Little Cedar Lake, Wis."
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View of Rosenheimer's Resort on Large Cedar Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a lakeside resort. The largest building has three stories, and below it is a small, sandy beach near a dock. Caption reads: "View...
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Gonring's Resort, Big Cedar Lake

Date: 1930
Description: View across water towards a hotel on the lake. There is a large slide at the shoreline in the center, and near a long building on the left is what may be a...
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Invitation to Idleness

Date: 07 1955
Description: A tree-shaded bridge over a river, probably in a park.
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Big Cedar Lake

Date: 08 1963
Description: Sailboats "coming about" on Big Cedar Lake. The crew is under the sail of the boat in the center. In the distance is a tree-lined shore.
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Scene at Fries Lake

Date: 07 31 1957
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene at Fries Lake, Richfield, Wis." A man, a young girl and two dogs are in a rowboat. The lake is surrounded by trees. On the far ...
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Cottage Grove Silver Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Cottage Grove Silver Lake, Wis." A colorized view of cottages on the shore of a lake. Chromolithograph.
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Southeast Shore, Silver Lake

Date: 08 26 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Southeast Shore, Silver Lake, Wis." Colorized view of rowboats docked around a pier on the shore of a lake. Chromolithograph.

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