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| Description: | View from street towards cars parked at an angle in front of storefronts. Signs on the buildings read: "The Gift Shoppe," "Groceries and Meats," "Flambeau ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | View from left side of road towards several buildings and a lake on the right. Down the road automobiles are parked outside of a building with a sign that ... |
| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | View down center of street in downtown Eagle River, with traffic, pedestrians, and automobiles parked along the curb. There are storefronts and signs on bo... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view downhill towards an intersection in the north woods. Three cars are driving away up the hill on the other side of the intersecti... |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | View of the commercial district. Cars are parked in front of businesses. A flagpole and a stop sign are on a highway island in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight. The marker text reads: "FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View across sidewalk and street towards the First Congregational Church, located at the corner of First and Division Streets. Built in 1924. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of Wall Street (STH 70). In the foreground is an intersection, with a sign that reads: "Look Out for the Cars." There are storefront... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of fall color on Yellow Birch Lake on the Eagle Chain of Lakes. There is a boathouse on shoreline at the right obscured by trees. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Close-up of the cottage and birch trees at the resort located east of Eagle River at 1458 E. Dollar Lake Road at the outlet of Eagle Lake. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Historical marker on the shore of Flambeau Lake. Erected 1937. |
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| Description: | View of a wooden sculpture at the entrance of a casino. Text on reverse reads: "This carving by Gene Delcourt is representative of the seven clans of the L... |
| Date: | 1961 |
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| Description: | Three views of Tower Motel; row of units, guest room, TV room. Located at the Junction of 70 and D. Caption reads: "Tower Motel, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin... |
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| Description: | A wooden building with an automobile parked on the side. Caption reads: "Lac du Flambeau, Wis." |
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| Description: | View through birch trees and across a road towards a hotel. Caption reads: "The Gateway Inn — Land O' Lakes, Wis." |
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| Description: | Color photographic postcard view across the parking lot towards The Gateway Inn. There is a Standard Gas Station next door. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View down street towards automobiles parked at an angle in front of businesses. Businesses include a grocery store, gift store, and a Rexall Drugstore. Fur... |
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| Description: | View across parking area towards a lodge in the woods. Automobiles are parked in front. A sign near the entrance reads: "Visit the Museum." Caption reads: ... |
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| Description: | Engels Resort sign on posts above the entrance, with cabins in the background. Birdhouses on posts line the two-track drive. Caption reads: "Engel's Resort... |
| Date: | 07 04 1951 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Cabin No. 3, Murmuring Waters Resort - Sayner, Wis." A clapboard cabin in the woods with a screened porch, with a path leading to the... |
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