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Postcard

Summer White House on the Brule

Date: 1926
Description: Black and white postcard view of Cedar Island Lodge, located on the Brule River, owned by Henry Clay Pierce, businessman and financier. It was dubbed the S...
Photograph

Log Cabin in the Woods

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of a large, one-story log cabin. There are many windows on the front facade and a stone chimney. A line of birch trees is in the foreground.
Postcard

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 
Description: A presidential political campaign postcard with an aerial view of Rancho Del Cielo, or "The Western White House." In the upper left corner is a head and sh...
Photograph

Ark Cottage, Ice House, Boathouse, and Bathing House on Archibald Lake

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards the tree-lined shore of the Island on Archibald Lake, and four buildings. From left to right the buildings are: Anna W...
Photograph

Aerial View of Forest Lodge Grounds

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Description: Aerial view of the cow palace and pasture, the boathouse, and the Lake Namakagon shoreline. The main lodge is barely visible among trees. Old highway count...
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Guest House Before Spring Opening

Date: 05 2004
Description: Vertical log two-story building, boarded up from previous winter, with a lawn and perennials between the house, and a narrow drive in the foreground.

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