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Lake Geneva Downtown Restaurants

Date: 1920
Description: Downtown view. On the left side of the street is a restaurant, a photography store, a drugstore, and an ice cream parlor. On the right side is another ice ...
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County Line Motel in Darien

Date: 1960
Description: County Line Motel on U.S. Highway 14 and Wis. 11.
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Delavan Chevy Dealership

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of the Chevrolet dealership in Delavan in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall. During the 1860s and 1870s the building was known as the...
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Delavan Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of library with unfinished landscaping. Houses are further down the street on the left. A sign attached to a tree reads: "S Fourth St." Caption re...
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Lake Lawn from the Water

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards Lake Lawn. Two turrets or towers are above the trees. The word "LAWN" is spelled out on the shorelineon the left. Caption reads: ...
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Wisconsin Institution for the Deaf and Dumb

Date: 1910
Description: View of the main building, with a lightpost in the foreground. A sign on the building reads: "Wisconsin Institution for the Deaf & Dumb." Caption reads: "...
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Cobblestone Hotel

Date: 05 16 1932
Description: View from street towards the hotel. In front on the terrace is a telephone pole and a lamppost, and on the right is a parked truck. One sign on the hotel r...
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Buena Vista House

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Description: View of the hotel from across the street through trees and a fence. The hotel was later called the Cobblestone Inn. A small building on the left near the h...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1940
Description: View across street towards the inn, with three cars parked in front. There is a "Chicken & Steak Dinner" sign, as well as a "Schlitz" beer sign. The cobbl...
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1895
Description: View from road of the Buena Vista House. There is a utility pole in front with many wires attached. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R....
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Buena Vista House

Date: 1895
Description: View of the Buena Vista House with electric power lines. This Greek revival inn was erected in 1843 by Samuel R. Bradley of Milwaukee, who is said to have ...
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Oak Grove Cemetery

Date: 1920
Description: The Oak Grove Cemetery entrance gate donated by George Esterly. The Esterly family lot is just inside the gate.
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Entrance of Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: The entrance to Yerkes Observatory. Caption reads: "Entrance, Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, at Williams Bay, Wis."
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Station

Date: 1909
Description: The Wisconsin Central Railroad Station in Lake Beulah. Caption reads: "Railroad Station, Lake Beulah, Wis."
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Geneva Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Geneva Hotel.
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Temperance Procession

Date: 07 1892
Description: Procession of children and adults at the second convention of the Wisconsin Loyal Temperance League at Delavan. The LTL was a branch of the Women's Christi...
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Whitewater Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the White Memorial Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a $15,000 donation from Flavia White. Above the main ...
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Whitewater Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the White Memorial Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a $15,000 donation from Flavia White. A large librarian's desk ...
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Whitewater Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the White Memorial Library. The library opened in 1904 and was funded with a $15,000 donation from Flavia White. Bottom of photograph read...
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Walworth Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Walworth Hotel. Stairs lead to a porch where a man sits and signs that read "Billiard Hall" and "New Walworth Buffet" are near the side entranc...

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