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Brazilian Court Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: People sit at umbrella-covered tables in the courtyard at the Brazilian Court Hotel. Lush vegetation and palm trees decorate the space and wait staff are i...
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View Of A Lake With Fishermen and A Sailboat

Date: 1937
Description: Several people stand and fish off of a pier while a boy sits in a sailboat and another stands on shore. Trees and power lines are visible in the background...
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Portrait of Amanda Adams

Date: 12 25 1890
Description: Carte-de-visite of Amanda Joanna McCormick Adams seated in parlor-like setting on Christmas. Mrs. Adams is seated before a framed photograph of a man on th...
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Little Red Inn — Exterior

Date: 01 02 1998
Description: "Our group is joined by Larry & Kay Hren and their children, Parker & Carly at the Little Red Inn in St. Lawrence." Top row, from left to right; Kay Hren, ...
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Photo Playhouse

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Description: Tintype of Estella Moessner Goldenberger of Madison, (in the window), with her friend Celia Gibson posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Entrance to Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: A man and woman pose at the wooden walkway among the rock formations of Congress Hall, on the Dell View Resort property.
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Scofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: A man and woman sit across from one another on an enclosed porch at the Scofield Cottage Hotel.
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Cottage at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1921
Description: A several vacationers and their dog stand outside a two-story cabin at the Dells Farm Resort.
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Rustic Cabin at Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: View from wooden bridge of a log cabin in the woods towards group of people. Two women standing at the end of the bridge, another woman stands on the front...
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Cottage at Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: View across lawn of a guest cottage at the Birchcliff Hotel. A woman is seated in the screened-in porch.
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Visiting George Washington's Tomb

Date: 1950
Description: Group of people standing in front of George and Martha Washington's tombs. One woman on the left is walking away from the tomb holding a camera. Two Americ...
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Ivy-Covered Bancroft Hall

Date: 1950
Description: View from sidewalk towards the front of an ivy-covered Bancroft Hall at the Annapolis Navel Academy. Two cannons flank either side of the entrance, and a g...
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U.S. Naval Academy Chapel Doors

Date: 1950
Description: View of a group of people gathered in front of U.S. Naval Academy Chapel Doors at the United States Naval Academy. Several people stand on the steps in fro...
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Sightseeing by Excursion Boat

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Description: View across water towards people in an excursion boat on a river passing rocky and hilly shoreline covered with trees and plants. There is a man in another...
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College Barber Shop

Date: 09 08 2014
Description: Exterior view of the College Barber Shop at 665 State Street during their last week in business. The sign above the window reads: "College Barber Styling S...
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Beauty Salon on Lakeside Street

Date: 11 21 2014
Description: View of an old, wooden bench sitting in front of a large, front window of a beauty salon. Decorative snowflakes and lights are hanging on the inside of the...
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Queen Maryann Kromrey

Date: 12 29 1955
Description: A woman in a formal gown is sitting and smiling, and holding a corsage. A statue of the Virgin Mary is standing on a table next to her. Caption reads: "The...
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In the Dells

Date: 1926
Description: Members of the extended Brumder family posing for a group portrait at the foot of a stairway in one of the ravines of the Wisconsin Dells. A wharf extends ...

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