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Hotel Chequamegon

Date: 1885
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1890
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
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Hotel Massasoit

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Description: Exterior of Hotel Massasoit, built in 1887. The wooden building features a long porch and balcony. To the left of the hotel, an automobile is parked.
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Amusement Park with Rides

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Description: A carousel, aeroplane, penny arcade, and other rides stand inside an amusement park. There is a lawn at the center of the image and people surround the amu...
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Fishermen Showing Their Catch On Ocean Avenue

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Description: Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ...
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Cars Traveling on a Country Road

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Description: Cars travel past dwellings and power lines along a country road.
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Approach to Washington Inn

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Description: View down the road leading to Washington Inn, built prior to 1768.
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down unpaved Main Street towards a train passing by in the background. There is a row of buildings on the right and a fenced in lot on the left. A woo...
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Log Cabin — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Guest log cabin in a wooded area at the Birchwood Hotel.
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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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Lake Tomahawk Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Lake Tomahawk Post Office, with a woman and two young girls posed in front. A sign painted on the side of the building advertises "Sod...
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Crystal Cave Gift Shop & Cafe

Date: 1953
Description: Text on front reads: "Crystal Cave Gift Shop & Cafe, Spring Valley, Wisconsin". On reverse it reads: "Crystal Cave, Spring Valley, Wisconsin. Highway Wisco...
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L.A. Rowland's Resort

Date: 09 05 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "L.A. Rowland's Res., Tomah, Wis." A large clapboard lodge with striped awnings and a decorative wooden fence. A sidewalk, lawn and tr...

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