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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of La Pointe taken from Big Bay Road on Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Entrance sign and rainbow between two trees in front of several cabins at the Rainbow Cabins. The cabins were located on Route 16 on Vine Street. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A view from behind of Mrs. Brandel, wife of E.W. Brandel, before she cut her long hair. She is outdoors near a road and small outbuildings. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the back of the house and an outbuilding with numerous windows. A dirt path runs around the outbuilding, with a small planting of flowers ... |
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| Description: | View down driveway toward the house. The dirt path diverges on both sides of the house, leaving a grassy area that includes flowers, a fountain, trees, and... |
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| Description: | View toward the covered entrance and covered pathway. Above the roof is sign that reads, in reverse: "Welcome." To the right is a large structure, probably... |
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| Description: | View down fence-lined road towards the covered entrance and walkway. A two-story house is in the background on the right. A fence is along the dirt path, w... |
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| Description: | View up driveway toward a house and covered walkway. A fence is along the road, and two women walking up to the house, where a group of women are sitting o... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the house, with the covered walkway on the left. Chairs are on the second floor porch of the house. |
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| Description: | View toward the cottages, taken from the dirt road. Trees obscure much of the buildings, and the covered walkway is to the right. |
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| Description: | A view of the dance hall, with its many windows. On the second floor, a shirt drys in the window. The main house is in the background. Grassy areas and flo... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the entrance, with the covered walkway and a "Welcome" sign, to the Unity House complex. The dirt road leading to the main house can be se... |
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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... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Automobile ruts leading through trees past dwellings on a hill. |
| 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... |
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| Description: | A brochure and map of Jefferson County, Wisconsin, which includes color illustrations, a highway map of the county, a location map, and descriptions of poi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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.... |
| 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: | 1980 |
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| Description: | View from lawn of a man holding the harness of a team of two horses hitched to an open carriage on the brick drive at Black Point. A large group looks on f... |
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