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Tourist Park
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A cylinder-shaped cement building with an open door in a rural area. In front of the building is a picnic table, and on the right an automobile is parked nearby. Near the doorway is a pipe with water running into a concrete basin. The words "spring-water" are on the wall above it.
1927
Gillett, Sherwin
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Bridge and Water Tower
1927
View down middle of metal bridge across the Cornell Flowage. Across the lake, there is the pulpwood stacker on the left and a water tower on the right near factory buildings.
C.W.P. Company
1927
View across lower section of dam at Cornell Wood Products Company. In the background are factory buildings, a tall smokestack, and a water tower.
Playground in Lake Hallie
1924
A swing set at a public park. There is a windmill in the background.
C.W.P. Company
1927
Elevated view over dam of the site of the Cornell Wood Products Company. On the opposite shoreline is a pulpwood stacker, tall smokestack, water tower, and factory buildings.
Cottages at Effinger Park
1930
Row of cabins in Effinger Park. Each has a screened back porch. Picnic tables, sling-back chairs, and a parked car are under the trees on the lawn.
Free Tourist Park
1925
The entrance to the Carthwaite Park tourist camp and picnic grounds. There is a sign for a filling station 1 mile ahead. A car is parked inside the grounds.
