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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Syl and aunt Helen at Wild Rose cottage. Syl leans over the railing of the porch while Helen reclines in a hammock reading a book. |
| Date: | 1937 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Nebraska Row on the lakeshore of the west side of La Pointe, showing houses, roads and piers. Nebraska Row was started in 1899 when summer r... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking down over the lawn and wood shingle lakeshore home, Woods Manor, a part of Nebraska Row on Madeline Island. In the distance is Lake Sup... |
| Date: | 05 1977 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | A view of a corner of the living room at Black Point provides a glimpse into the music room, at left, and the front hall, right. In the living room is a bo... |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | View of the big fireplace ablaze at Island Lodge on Archibald Lake, with screen and andirons. There are various handmade wooden objects on the mantel. On t... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Seen in profile, Jeannette Holt is sitting in a rocking chair and reading a book, on the new porch addition to Island Lodge. A table with tablecloth and ch... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A small group is gathered on the porch of the Ark cottage in the daytime. Looking at the camera, a young woman, possibly Rose or Agnes Wilson, is sitting i... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | William Pettigrew, who was Foreman at Camp Four beginning in 1885, is reading a hard cover book on the porch of the Ark cottage while sitting on a striped ... |
| Date: | 08 20 1913 |
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| Description: | I.P. Rumsey is reading a book while lying in the hammock on the porch at Island Lodge. A pillow is tucked under his head. He is dressed in a long sleeved s... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | An unsigned, hand-drawn map of properties owned by members of the Brumder family on the northwest shore of Pine Lake in 1929. Named Villa Henrietta, the pr... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Two upholstered wicker chairs are flanking a matching table in the northwest corner of the living room of Henriette (Mrs. George) Brumder's summer home at ... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Barbara and Herbert E. Brumder sitting and reading on a rustic bench on a flagstone patio at their summer house on Pine lake. A dog is sleeping under the b... |
| Date: | 06 30 1935 |
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| Description: | Herbert Edmund Brumder standing with his sister Barbara, center, and mother, Margaret Bouer (Mrs. Herbert P.) Brumder near the dining table on the screened... |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Arch McClure, on the left, is Holding a book and standing behind the home-made wooden podium that is decorated with flowers. A group of musicians is playin... |
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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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