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La Pointe from Big Bay Road

Date: 1910
Description: View of La Pointe taken from Big Bay Road on Madeline Island.
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Mary Brandel Posing on Log

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background.
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"The Undertaker, The Banker and The Doctor"

Date: 1911
Description: A portrait of Frank King's neighbors posed around a bench outdoors on Flora Dell Lake. From left to right, an unidentified man is described as an undertake...
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Syl with Sword and American Flag

Date: 1902
Description: Syl standing on lawn with a sword in his right hand and an American flag raised in his left. Cabins are visible in the background on the right, as well as ...
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Kraftwood from the Lake

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Description: View of Kraftwood, the Kraft family summer home, seen from Enterprise Lake. (Formerly Lake Mach-Kin-O-Siew.)
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Worker's Unity House

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Description: View over fence and lawn toward the Unity House. Four women are sitting in the covered walkway that leads to the covered, wraparound veranda. There are tr...
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Worker's Unity House

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Description: View down driveway toward the house. Along the right is a vine-covered fence. People are standing in the driveway, and women are sitting in chairs on the c...
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Workers' Unity House

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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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Workers' Unity House

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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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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View across lawn toward the side of the Cottage and its corner tower. Part of the covered walkway is on the right. Women, men, and children are walking the...
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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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Dr. Orwood Campbell's Cabin

Date: 1943
Description: Cabin located in the woods of Madeline Island.
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Barney Johnson Cabin in the Woods

Date: 1940
Description: One-story house with a stone chimney in the woods.
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Dr. E.G. Ellison Cabin

Date: 1938
Description: Wood and stone cabin in the woods with a walk-out basement.
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C.D. O'Brien Summer Home

Date: 1937
Description: Two-story house with an enclosed front porch, built in 1929 on the northwest shore of Madeline Island.
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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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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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Summer Home of J.P. Salzer "Eagle Bluff"

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Description: View uphill towards a summer home with a large screened-in porch and stairs leading up to the entrance. Halfway up the stairs is a roofed area over benches...

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