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Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence swimming pool, located at 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, also known as Edenfred.
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Lunch at Kiddie Camp

Date: 07 17 1933
Description: Children sitting at a table and having lunch at The Capital Times Kiddie Camp.
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Chapman Home Interior after Fire

Date: 12 29 1932
Description: Chandler B. and Frances Chapman home, 640 N. Carroll Street, showing the west bedroom after fire.
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Family Posed in Yard of House

Date: 1878
Description: A large family group and a dog are posed around a table that has large books on it. The frame house behind them has a sway in its roof. A well with a wood ...
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Large Family with Dog

Date: 1879
Description: Large family group, and dog in right foreground, around table that has large books on it. A little girl sitting on the grass in front of the table has a do...
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Thosten Thompson Family

Date: 1878
Description: Seated are Mrs. Guri Gaarden Thompson (mother), one of the Thompson twins, John Thompson (rear), Thosten Thompson (son) and Mr. Thosten Thompson (father). ...
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Men on Chimneys

Date: 1874
Description: A unusual scene on an unidentified farmstead probably located near Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin. A family is posed in the yard of a frame house, as is usual...
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Family in front of Frame House

Date: 1870
Description: Family sitting in chairs in front of fence, with two men standing behind the fence near a well wearing top hats. A frame house with a porch is behind them.
Drawing

Man and Woman and Trees Along a River

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Description: Multiple sketches — a man and a woman leaning on a table; close-ups of the woman; trees along a river.
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Sagamore Hotel

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Description: Patrons are shown relaxing on the veranda of the Sagamore Hotel in Lake George, New York. The Sagamore opened in 1883 with luxurious and spacious accommoda...
Postcard

Cottage Interior, Medicine Lake Lodge

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Description: Cottage interior with a large window looking out on the lake. Caption reads: "Typical Cottage Interior, Medicine Lake Lodge, Three Lakes, Wis."
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Dining Hall at Power Dam Camp

Date: 08 18 1912
Description: Eight cooks posing inside the dining hall. Long tables are set for a meal.
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Flood Damage

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flood damage to the interior of Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue.
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Woman with Long Hair

Date: 1922
Description: A young woman with long, loose hair sits in a chair in a yard. There is a cottage and lake in the background. She appears to have a mirror in her lap.
Postcard

Dining Room at Syd's Resort of the Woods

Date: 1954
Description: View of the dining room which shows tables set for a meal. Large picture windows have views of the lake and woods surrounding the resort, and above the win...
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Blackhawk Country Club Addition

Date: 04 13 1950
Description: Interior view of the lounge in the newly completed $66,000 addition to the Blackhawk Country Club, whose large picture windows overlook Lake Mendota. The n...
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Travel Editors' Buffet Table at Governor's Residence

Date: 06 23 1950
Description: Front view of the buffet table at the Governor's residence set up to welcome a group of nationally-known travel editors to Wisconsin. Shown is a close-up o...
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Stewart Douglas House

Date: 11 15 1951
Description: Interior view of dining room in Stewart and Jean Douglas home at 811 Farwell Drive. The view includes Mid Century table, chairs and draperies, and two floo...
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David & Florence Bade Residence

Date: 11 29 1951
Description: Living room of the David & Florence Bade residence at 5701 Winnequah Road in Frost Woods, Monona. Mrs. Bade and one of her two sons are sitting on a pale y...
Postcard

Liggett's Resort

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Description: Color postcard of five views of Liggett's Resort on Brown's Lake. Front view, "Marine Dining Room," "Marine Bar," "Guest Room" and "Marine Lounge."

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