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Cottage at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: View across lawn of Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel. Sidewalks lead to a two-story building with wrap-around porches and balcony. There are exterior stairs ...
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The Birchcliff Hotel

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Description: Exterior view across lawn of the main building of the Birchcliff Hotel. A porch is in the front, and a screened-in porch is on the right side. Chairs are o...
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Main Building — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn of the main building, with a woman is standing at the entrance to the dining room of the Birchcliff Hotel.
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Main Building, The "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: View up drive towards the main building with wrap-around porch. A bicycle is parked at the bottom of the stairs. Guest cottages are behind the main buildin...
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The Black Oaks Cottages at the Dells — E. Broadway, Kilbourn

Date: 1927
Description: Two small wood-frame cottages behind the main building at Black Oaks. A section of the porch of the main building is on the far right.
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Cottage at Chula Vista OR Chuna Vista

Date: 1926
Description: View up slope of one of the guest cottages at Chuna Vista, which has a large porch with a decorative railing. There is a round window beneath the gable abo...
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Scene at Chula Vista Hotel Grounds

Date: 1926
Description: View of grounds with a large guest cottage with large front porch on the right. On the left is a three-story structure shaped like a tower.
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"Hilltop" at Clearwater Cottages — Jordan Lake Bathing & Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: Front entrance of a small guest cottage with screened-in porch, surrounded by trees. A sign above the door reads: "Hilltop."
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D.H. Colburn Furnished Cottages

Date: 1925
Description: View from road of two of the Colburn guest cottages. A lake or pond is in the background.
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Edgewood Valley Resort

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Description: Three-quarter view of Edgewood Valley Resort, a stone dwelling with guest rooms. A group of people is sitting in the lawn in front of the porch.
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Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms — 501 Broadway

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter view of Fitzgerald's Modern Rooms, which has a porch and a balcony. Signs in front advertise rooms, bath and garage for 75 cents per person, ...
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Kriegl Farm Resort — Highway 13

Date: 1926
Description: View of the main house at Kriegl Farm Resort. There is a family of five posed on the lawn. A hammock is tied to the trees on the right. More people stand o...
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"The Maples" Broadway at Capitol Highway 29

Date: 1926
Description: Side view from sidewalk of "The Maples," a large brick house with arched windows and a columned porch.
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Annex at Meadow Brook Resort

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Description: The Annex at Meadow Brook Resort, a two-story building with a screened-in porch. A man is sitting on the porch. A man is standing near a large wood pile in...
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Pine Grove Hotel "On the River" In the Dells

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Description: View across lawn of the Pine Grove Hotel, a two to three-story building with a large, wrap-around porch. There are pine trees and a lawn swing in the yard....
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Winnes Inn — Modern Rooms

Date: 1929
Description: View across street towards three women standing on the front steps of Winnes Inn, a converted dwelling in a residential neighborhood.
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Bauer's Rooms — 814 Elm St.

Date: 1931
Description: View from street of a house in a residential neighborhood with rooms available for tourists.
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The Dixon

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of The Dixon, a Victorian-era house with guest rooms.
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Jonathan Bowman Home for Women

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Description: Exterior view from street of a house in a residential neighborhood. A carport or porte-cochere is on the left of the front porch. Two women stand in the ya...
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Modern Home Hotel

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Description: Front porch at Modern Home Hotel. There is a drinking fountain in the foreground on the left. The furniture on the porch includes a desk, rocking chairs, a...

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