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Old Settlers' Association Treehouse Cabin

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of bark-clad cabin near Devil's Lake. The cabin has wooden steps leading up to the second floor and is surrounded by trees. The lake can be seen i...
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Boat from Lone Rock Cave

Date: 1910
Description: A man paddles a canoe with four women passengers, as seen from inside Lone Rock Cave at the Dells. The far shoreline can be seen in the background.
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Landscape from the Top of Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1909
Description: The view from Gibraltar Rock across farm fields and woods. There are corn shocks in several of the fields. A farm house and outbuildings stand near a pond...
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Two Women at Skillet Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Two well-dressed women stand at the foot of Skillet Falls. The trees in the background are bare; the hill behind is covered with tree stumps. The hill is...
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Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: Visitors to the Sauk County Fair walk by sideshow attractions and concession stands while others stand and converse. The "Grand Electric Palace," a "$10,0...
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Indian Village Site

Date: 1907
Description: A well-dressed man stands on barren, sandy soil identified as an Indian village site near Okee. Near him the soil is stained darker than the surrounding ar...
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Summit Center House

Date: 1926
Description: A side view from road of large brick house with an open front porch, surrounded by trees. There is a a rear wing and attached garage or shed.
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Historical Marker in the Vicinity of Kenosha Falls

Date: 1924
Description: A sign north of Shawano marks the Military Road, built 1864-1871, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Marquette, Michigan. In 1924 the Wisconsin portion of the r...
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Stone Barn Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: The Stone Barn Tavern, located about three miles west of Milton. The three cottonwood trees in front of the tavern were brought from Vermont. There are sev...
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LaFayette Hill Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: This two-story wooden structure was originally the house of LaFayette Hill (1812-1853), a member of Wisconsin's first Constitutional Convention and settler...
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John Corn's Place

Date: 09 03 1925
Description: A deteriorating one and a half-story log structure owned by John Corn. He was a Menomonee tribesman who operated a logger's place of entertainment and supp...
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Bay State House

Date: 08 04 1925
Description: View from across street of three-story, classical revival, Bay State House. There is a side wing and a two-story porch across the front. An automobile is p...
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The Mill at La Valle

Date: 1924
Description: The dam and four-story wooden mill on the Baraboo River. A bridge crosses the river on the left. There are houses and commercial buildings in the backgrou...
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Mill at Lemonwier

Date: 1925
Description: A large wooden building with side wing and covered porch, this mill was built in 1853-4 by Newell Dustin. There is a cupola behind the chimney. According t...
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Watering Trough at Delavan

Date: 1925
Description: An unidentified man in a buggy stops to water his horse at an old trough in the middle of the road. There is a handbill on a utility pole on the left.
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Central Hotel

Date: 08 23 1925
Description: Two men stand in front of the wooden Central Hotel building while a third stands in the doorway. An automobile is parked in front. To the right is a second...
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Ward Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: A three-story wooden structure with front porch identified as the Ward Hotel by a large sign on the front of the building. Several automobiles are parked d...
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Highcliff Cottage

Date: 01 1926
Description: Highcliffe, a cottage with a large porch near the shore of Devil's Lake which was the meeting place of the Heart of the Hills Walking Club, founded by H.E....
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Grand Army of the Republic Hall

Date: 1921
Description: A young man stands outside of the Grand Army of the Republic hall.
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Front view of Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn, with a person sitting on the porch. There is also a second floor porch. Posters are posted on a pole i...

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