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| Date: | 04 04 1944 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the Dell View Hotel. |
| Date: | 04 04 1944 |
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| Description: | View of two columns topped by griffins at the entrance to Dell View Hotel. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls with trees and observation area. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Walter and Virginia Ross relaxing indoors by the fireplace at Ross Teal Lake Lodge. Caption reads: "Mr. & Mrs. W.R. Ross at Ross' Teal Lake Lodge on Teal L... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Automobiles parked outside the Poplar Tourist Court. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | Gift shop at the Bennett Studio. The pictured individuals include Ruth Bennett Dyer and Oliver Reese. In addition to operating the photography studio, the... |
| Date: | 07 1947 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Little Finland Cabins featuring a steam bath. There is a large woodpile at one side of the building. |
| Date: | 07 30 1948 |
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| Description: | E.T. McQueen, AAA field reporter, who inspects sleeping accommodations and eating places for the AAA Accommodations Directory, issued annually. |
| Date: | 08 04 1949 |
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| Description: | People are sitting on a bench and standing on the lawn surrounding the summer house on Governor Dewey's estate, called Stonefield. |
| Date: | 11 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Governor Oscar Rennebohm (left) inspecting the 21 wheels of Marathon County cheddar cheese and keys to Wisconsin's vacation land on the steps of the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | The lounge at the Lakewoods on Lake Namakagon, which includes a fireplace, furniture, large picture window, and a mounted deer head on the wall. Caption re... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Woodcut illustration of a man standing on a road near a sign reading "Tours" and consulting a guide book. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a bedroom with a built-in bed with bed curtains, two chairs and a table. A large painting decorates the wall. Text below reads "Littl... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the main living area of a Norwegian dwelling at Little Norway showing a fireplace, cradle and spinning wheel. Pictures and household ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| 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, ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Cathedral Room, North Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a girl pointing to a feature in the Gem Room, North Cave, opened in 1946, at the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a woman viewing stalactites in the Chapel, North Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
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