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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Free public campground at Baraboo, one of 200 such facilities then made available to the traveling public by Wisconsin municipalities. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Parson's Indian Village, a tourist attraction on Highway 12 styled after a Zuni pueblo. Caption reads: "Zuni Pueblo-Parson's Indian Villag... |
| Date: | 04 1925 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View of the entrance to the Devi-Bara Resort. There is sign on the fence that reads, "Saddle Horses - 1/2 block" and another sign on a tree denoting that t... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across road of a two-story home located on a corner lot at 330 5th Avenue. There are signs on the lawn advertising rooms for tourists. A man is standi... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View of two-seat lawn swings amid trees on a lawn. Cabins are along a hill in the background. There is an information center on the far left. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | An information station advertising: free camping, with hot sandwiches and coffee, and tents and cots for sale. On a utility line pole, there are signs for ... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | A man and his dog are on the lawn in front of a house. A wooden sign reads, "Cottage and Rooms for Rent." Another sign below advertises for "N.F. Sherman 2... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View from yard of blacksmith shop, a home, and a two-story building with a "Gold Medal Flour" sign. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View from road of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair station, and a house. The Bank has striped awnings and a La Follette poster in the window... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair and gas station and other shops. There is a car with its door open in front of the repair shop, nea... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | A general store and gas station with a car parked in front. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down road, with railroad tracks in the foreground. On the left is an automobile repair shop with two cars parked near the gas pumps. A man is standing... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down railroads tracks of train arriving at the Dellwood Depot. The movement of the train has caused multiple ghost images of the locomotive. A small g... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | View down driveway of the entrance sign to the Evergreen Retreat. In the background an automobile is parked near buildings and a flag on a flagpole. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A man stands on a wooden dock near a tour boat. The sign on top of the boat advertises "Summer Homesites." |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Children on the porch of a general store and filling station. The business advertises Polarine motor oil, Goodrich tires, Camel cigarettes, and Red Crown g... |
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