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Entrance to Silver-Dale Resort

Date: 04 1925
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...
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The Main Entrance — Devi-Bara Resort

Date: 1931
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...
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Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
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...
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Modern Rooms — E.F. Lueth

Date: 1925
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...
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
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...
Postcard

Norwegian Building at Little Norway

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Description: Color postcard of a Norwegian building at Little Norway. Built in Norway by the Norwegian Government, for the Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893.
Postcard

Little Norway

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Description: Line drawing of a Norwegian building at Little Norway. Text below reads "Little Norway, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin."
Postcard

The Gate House, Little Norway

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of the Gate House at Little Norway. Text below reads "The Gate House, Little Norway, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin."
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...
Postcard

Scene at Little Norway

Date: 07 20 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A log building stands to the left and the chassis of a wagon to the right. Text below reads: "Scene at L...
Postcard

Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a Norwegian building at Little Norway in Blue Mounds. Built in Norway by the Norwegian Government, for the Columbian Exposition, Chic...
Postcard

Oak Grove Parking Area at the Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads: "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, Drive In....
Photograph

Panoramic Resort at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1925
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.
Postcard

Resort near Boulder Junction

Date: 07 14 1958
Description: Photographic postcard of a cottage path at Syd's Resort of the Woods. Many cottages can be seen through the trees, and a lawn swing is on the right. Many o...
Photograph

Jack Paar in Japan

Date: 1960
Description: Jack Paar, comedian and host of NBC's "Tonight Show," and his wife during a visit to Japan. During their visit Paar was hosted by journalist Cecil Brown, h...
Photograph

Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...
Postcard

Woman on High Rock

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Description: A woman in an Indian dress and headband sits at High Rock in the Upper Dells looking over the Wisconsin River at a tour boat.
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House on the Rock

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Description: View from stairway looking up at House on the Rock on built on Deer Shelter Rock.
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View over Parking Lot of House on the Rock

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Description: Elevated view over parking lot of House on the Rock. The property is heavily forested with trees, and bushes surround the parking area. There is a long, lo...

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