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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

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Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska.

Date Created:
1925

Publication Information

Date Created
1925

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
PF La Pointe.27

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT UNDETERMINED
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013QDE
Legacy ID
WHi 3539

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Aerial View of Woods Manor on Madeline Island

Aerial View of Woods Manor on Madeline Island

1938

Aerial view looking down over the lawn and wood shingle lakeshore home, Woods Manor, a part of Nebraska Row on Madeline Island. In the distance is Lake Superior and the Bayfield peninsula.

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Woods Manor on Madeline Island

Woods Manor on Madeline Island

1938

View of the two-story, wood shingle, lake shore home, Woods Manor, a part of Nebraska Row on Madeline Island. In the foreground is a swimming pool surrounded by gardens.

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Aerial View of Nebraska Row

Aerial View of Nebraska Row

1937

Aerial view of Nebraska Row on the lakeshore of the west side of La Pointe, showing houses, roads and piers. Nebraska Row was started in 1899 when summer resident Col. Frederick Woods built the fir...

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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Summer Homes on Madeline Island

1938

Large vacation homes in La Pointe, Madeline Island. Bayfield is in the background on the far shore of Lake Superior.

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Nebraska Row Summer Homes

Nebraska Row Summer Homes

1937

View from lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior.

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Frank Woods Summer Home

Frank Woods Summer Home

1937

Elevated view of a woman standing on lawn of the Woods mansion on Nebraska Row. Bayfield is visible on the opposite mainland shore of Lake Superior.

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