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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated exterior view of Yerkes Observatory. Geneva Lake is in the background, left. Roads and sidewalks cross the sweeping, well tended lawns. The desi...
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Lake Geneva Steamboat

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva with the Lake Geneva steamboat.
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View of the north shore of Delavan Lake with a lighthouse in the background. Also known as "Red Top" and "L.P. Sutter's." Caption reads: North Shore, Delav...
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the Inlet Bridge on Delavan Lake. Caption reads: "Inlet Bridge, Delavan Lake".
Postcard

Delavan Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of Delavan Lake, looking toward Highland. Caption reads: "A Veiw[sic] On Delavan Lake Toward Highland".
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Delavan Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards cabins on the shore of Delavan Lake, with three women standing near the base of a pier. Caption reads: "Log Cabin, Delavan Lake, ...
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Lake Lawn Hotel Near the Shore

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Description: View of the lake-side of the hotel. The hotel porch and balcony is on the far left, and beyond are smaller buildings among trees. The lake is on the right....
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Lake Geneva

Date: 07 05 1933
Description: View from beach of people swimming. Some are standing in the sand, and some are on the diving pier out in the water. On the left is part of a water slide.
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Shoreline with Pier

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Description: Lake Lawn. Several boats are on the water with a man standing on his sailboat next to the dock. Trees run along the shoreline into the distance.
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Swimming at Delavan Lake

Date: 1920
Description: Swimmers posing for a portrait in Delavan Lake.
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Ralph Quinney Waters the Family Cows

Date: 1938
Description: Young Ralph Quinney fills a water trough for a group of Jersey cows on the family farm.
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Hillside Cemetery and Park

Date: 1870
Description: View toward the tombstones and a building at Hillside Cemetery and Park. In the foreground is a pond surrounded by vegetation.
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Industrial Plant

Date: 1900
Description: View across creek toward the back of the industrial plant.
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Industrial Plant

Date: 1900
Description: View across water toward the back of an industrial plant. A smokestack is behind a building on the left.
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Industrial Plant

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Description: View across water toward the back and side of the plant. Three young men in bathing suits sit on a wall over the bridge to the right.
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A Bridge

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Description: A view of a bridge, taken from the bank of the stream.
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View of Pond

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Description: View of a pond and surrounding banks overgrown with foliage. A building is in the background on the left.
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View of a Stream

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Description: Elevated view of a tree-lined stream, its banks, and a bridge in the distance.
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View Across Lake

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Description: View from shoreline across the river toward the town of Whitewater on the opposite riverbank. Caption reads: "From Across the Lake. Whitewater, Wis."
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North Street Bridge

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Description: View upriver toward the bridge. A wooden structure is to the left of the bridge. Caption reads: "North Street Bridge, Whitewater, Wis."

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