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Workers' Unity House

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Description: Elevated view of two couples walking on a trail. A lake is is the background, along with log cabins. A canoe with three people is in the background.
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Workers' Unity House Garden

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Description: A view of the garden, with various structures in the background.
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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a beach and houses that line the shore. People sit on the beach, and a woman in the foreground wades in the water.
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Girls' Friendly Society Holiday House

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Description: A group of girls and women sit on the porch of the Holiday House of the Girls' Friendly Society while others sit inside an automobile at right to pose for ...
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Vacation Lodge

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Description: Exterior of a vacation lodge with raised wooden walkways that lead through a wooded area. The trail to the main lodge continues to the right toward anothe...
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Resort Cottages

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Description: A row of resort cottages as seen through trees in a wooded area. The buildings each have two stories and a gabled roof. The middle structure is a church, a...
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A Row of Bungalows

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Description: A view of a row of wooden vacation homes bordering a wooded area. In the foreground a woman sits on her front porch and looks toward the camera. Others peo...
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Mayor's Summer Home

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Description: View across water towards the Mayor's summer home as seen from across Pine Lake. Children and adults are standing in front of the two-story dwelling. To th...
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Pond at Bracken Brae, Country Home of John Johnston

Date: 1888
Description: Several adults, two children and a dog enjoying a pond at Bracken Brae, the country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker. Hilda...
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Bracken Brae, John Johnston's Country Home

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Description: Bracken Brae, country home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker.
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Wisconsin — Home of the 1928 Summer White House

Date: 1928
Description: Stamp for Wisconsin created during or after President Calvin Coolidge's 1928 summer visit to Wisconsin. President Coolidge spent the summer fishing on the ...
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"The Knoll" at Crystal Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photograph postcard view down road toward a house and water tower surrounded by shrubs and trees. Caption reads: "'The Knoll' Crystal Lake, Westfield, Wis....
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Black Point

Date: 1900
Description: View up brick path towards the exterior of the Conrad Seipp summer home at Black Point on Geneva Lake. A horse-drawn wagon is parked in front; a dog stands...
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Cottage at Black Point

Date: 1905
Description: An exterior view of the cottage built on the Black Point Estate in 1905. There are several screened porches and large awnings over the main floor windows. ...
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Black Point in Winter

Date: 1900
Description: The house at Black Point, identifiable by its tower, stands above the frozen waters of Geneva Lake. Light snow covers the ground. There is a dog on the ice...
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Children at Black Point

Date: 1933
Description: Conrad Petersen, far right, poses in front of his brother, Edward Petersen, and three other children near the porch at Black Point. The girl in front holds...
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Catherine Seipp

Date: 1910
Description: Catherine Orb Seipp stands on the lawn at Black Point, near one of the porches of the 1905 "cottage." She is wearing a summer dress with bold bands of dark...
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Black Point Estate

Date: 05 1977
Description: A small boat is seen on the waters of Geneva Lake in this aerial view of Black Point Estate. The main house with its distinctive tower and porches is easil...
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New Tower Roof

Date: 03 1973
Description: A new roof for the tower of the main house at Black Point stands on the lawn in front of the house. The roof, of an ultra-modern design, rests on a short s...
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The Lawn at Black Point

Date: 1940
Description: A row of maple trees lines the brick walkway along the main house at Black Point. There are benches on the lawn; Geneva Lake is in the background. A gable ...

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