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Fish Creek
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Winter scene from Egg Harbor Road (Highway 42) in Fish Creek looking north toward frozen Fish Creek Harbor with the bluffs in Peninsula State Park beyond. Evergreens and houses line the snow-covered road. Cordwood is stacked on the left. There is a horse-drawn sleigh on the frozen bay.
1915
Hotz, Ferdinand
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Sleigh on Door County Harbor
February 1924
A single horse pulls an enclosed sleigh across a frozen Door County harbor. Houses and a church are visible onshore.
Fish Creek Harbor
1915
Elevated view, looking north, from the Hotz family compound near the bluff entrance to Fish Creek. Evergreens and bare birch trees stand in the foreground, with Fish Creek Harbor and Hen Island bey...
Main Street in Winter
February 1924
Three men stand behind a horse-drawn enclosed sleigh in front of the Lundberg Store on Fish Creek's Main Street. There is a second sleigh and horse in the background in front of the Hotel Barringer...
Winter Scene
1915
View looking north over Fish Creek Bay, with Hen Island and Peninsula State Park in the background. There is snow on the ground, and evergreens and bare birch trees form the foreground.
Egg Harbor Road
1924
A rustic lattice fence encloses the Hotz family compound on Egg Harbor Road (Highway 42) outside of Fish Creek. There is deep snow on the ground and frost on the trees.
