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Uncle Al Fills 'Em Up

Date: 1928
Description: Man pumps gas into an automobile at the Consolidated Boat Co. There is advertising for Coca-Cola, Baby Ruth, and Occident Flour on the side of the small fr...
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The Triangle Filling Station

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of...
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Entrance to Schofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: A group portrait at the entrance to the Schofield Hotel. A man and five women pose near a parked car at the hotel entrance sign. The sign listed J.A. Smith...
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Chateau at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1930
Description: A man and four women pose at the exterior of a log cabin with a "chateau" sign over the entrance.
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Oak Grave Camp

Date: 1929
Description: A man, woman, and child pose by a car near a tourist camping stop.
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Fitzgerald's Resort

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Description: Group of four children sitting on a merry-go-round on the lawn of a resort. In the center of the merry-go-round is a sign that reads: Made by Dells Mfg. Co...
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Beach at Pine Glen Properties

Date: 1931
Description: View of a beach with a group of sunbathers posing around a large billboard that reads: "The only safe clean sandy beach in the Dells."
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Fire Department

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Description: Five men posed on a firetruck in the middle of a street in a business district. Storefronts are in the background on the left and right.
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Howard White Thunder — Winnebago Indian Guide — At The Dells

Date: 1929
Description: View from pier of a Native American man wearing a headdress kneeling on a tourist boat called "Black Hawk" docked under a bridge in the Wisconsin River. He...
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Pueblo Home — Parsons Indian Village

Date: 1932
Description: Eight Native American men pose around the two-story stucco sided Pueblo Home. They are all wearing traditional dress, with four wearing headdresses, and on...
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Boat Landing at Congress Hill Canyon on Lake Delton

Date: 1927
Description: Four people, two men and two women, stand on a pier near an excursion boat on Lake Delton. A sign with flags is on top of the boat and reads: "Lake and Riv...
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One of Berry's Housekeeping Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: Group of people posed on the steps and porch of a cottage. The cottage has a wrap-around porch, and there is a swing between two trees on the left. A man a...
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Black Oaks Cottages at the Dells

Date: 1927
Description: Front entrance to the Black Oaks resort. A man is driving an automobile down the drive near two stone walls with columns framing the entrance to the drivew...
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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: View across road towards the office, filling station and cabin at Brady's Lodge. Two men stand near the gas pumps in front of a porch of an open counter se...
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Brady's Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: Filling station and office at Brady's Lodge. An attendant is standing by the gas pump. There is a truck parked on the right. Signs on the left read: "Sandw...
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Scene at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Dells Farm Resort with an elevated view of a multi-room cottage with an outhouse located under the balcony on the right. Two women sit around a table in th...
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Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter view of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms, which has a porch and a balcony. Signs in front advertise rooms, bath and garage for 75 cents per person, ...
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Store at Glenco Cottages

Date: 1926
Description: View across lawn of people in the Glenco Cottages store with an open dining area on the porch. A sign on the tree in front reads: "Please do not take or de...
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Murray's Cabins — Jct. 12 and County Trunk M

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Description: View across road towards a group of people standing in front of the main office and general store at Murray's Cabins. On the right is a wooden archway with...
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Oak Grove Camp Ground

Date: 1927
Description: Four young people standing in front of the main office and general store at the Oak Grove Campground. A sign on a tree reads: "Fresh milk, cream, eggs and ...

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