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Cliff House
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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 the ground. People are in the courtyard.
1878
Dahl, Andreas Larsen, 1844-1923
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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...
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.
Devil's Lake Shoreline
1878
Lake shore with men and railroad tracks on Devil's Lake.
Talus Slope
1879
Talus Slope at Devil's Lake. Rocky shoreline with slope, pine trees, rock pile and formation.
Men on Bank of Devil's Lake
June 1877
A huge crowd, mostly men, has gathered on the bank of Devil's Lake to witness the firing of a cannon. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June 21-22, 1877.
