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Swimming at the Cliff House
1878
Swimming in the lake with the Cliff House in background. Cliff House was a resort hotel built shortly after 1872, when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. Boys are in barrels in the lake in foreground.
Cliff House
1878
Cliff House, a resort hotel built shortly after 1872 when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. Three-story frame house with balcony on each floor. There is a double stairway from the second floor to t...
Talus Slope
1879
Talus Slope at Devil's Lake. Rocky shoreline with slope, pine trees, rock pile and formation.
Railroad Skirting Devil's Lake
1874
A yellow mount stereograph of the railroad tracks skirting the edge of Devil's Lake, with several boats tied up alongside. From the stereograph series "The Wonders & Beauties of Nature, Devil's Lak...
Women at Grand Regatta
1877
Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very likely the occasion is the Grand Regatta at D...
Courtyard at Cliff House
1878
Courtyard at Cliff House, a resort hotel built shortly after 1872 when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. The house has a stone first floor, a balcony on each floor, and small gables on the roof. Th...
