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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: A distant view of the Yerkes Observatory.
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Bake Oven

Date: 08 24 1925
Description: An outdoor brick bake oven with utensils alongside. According to the photographer, these were "often used by the early taverns."
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Huntington House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Huntington House with large front porch.
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Durwards Glen Chapel on a Hill

Date: 1909
Description: Stone chapel on a hillside at Durwards Glen.
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Turner's Academy

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of Professor Turner's academy.
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Cleopatra's Needle

Date: 1910
Description: The rock formation at Devil's Lake known as Cleopatra's Needle.
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Sugar Bowl

Date: 1910
Description: The rock formation at the Dells known as the Sugar Bowl.
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Toll House

Date: 1924
Description: The old toll house. The house is surrounded by a sagging wire fence, and there are two pumps in the overgrown yard.
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W.S. Pierce House

Date: 1909
Description: W.S. Pierce house under the shade of trees.
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Staudenmayer Graves

Date: 1910
Description: The Staudenmayer grave marker set amid the lush vegetation of Durwards Glen.
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Club House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view from street of former home of historian and writer H. E. Cole, located at 908 Ash Street.
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Johnstown Center Tavern

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from yard of the Johnstown Center Tavern. A dance hall extends the full length of the second-story.
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Woman on Footbridge

Date: 1909
Description: Woman standing on footbridge in a forested area in Durwards Glen.
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Lombardy Poplar Trees

Date: 1909
Description: View of two Lombardy poplar trees next to a stone building.
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Below the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Two women stand on a ledge at Skillet Falls.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Two women stand beside a waterfall "downstream from the crag."
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Men Fishing at Woods Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Three men fish with long cane poles at a rock lined stream.
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Mining Building

Date: 1910
Description: An old, dilapidated mining building surrounded by a field.
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Remington House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Remington House, located on 2nd Street.
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Chimney Rock

Date: 1910
Description: Chimney Rock at the Dells in winter.

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