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Boating on Lake Chetek
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Elevated view from shoreline looking over the roof of a building in the right foreground towards people in rowboats on Lake Chetek. The far shoreline is the the distance. Caption reads: "Lake Chetek, Chetek, Wis."
circa 1910-1919
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Chetek Scenery, Lake Chetek
circa 1910-1919
Hand-colored postcard view across water towards the shoreline of Lake Chetek. Along the shoreline is a stone retaining wall and a flight of steps leading from the lake up to a house and other build...
Chetek, Looking North, Prairie Lake in Distance
circa 1910-1919
Elevated view of Chetek and Prairie Lake. There are dwellings on the edge of town. Caption reads: "Chetek, Looking North, Prairie Lake in Distance."
W.H. Roesch Birch Lodge
circa 1910-1919
View across water towards the W.H. Roesch Birch Lodge on Lake Chetek. Docks and boathouses are along the shoreline. Caption reads: "W.H. Roesch Birch Lodge, Chetek, Wis."
Lake Beulah
circa 1910-1919
Rowboats docked near a small pier on a lake. A house is on the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Lake Beulah."
Lovers Retreat
circa 1910-1919
Color postcard elevated view of a boat on a lake. Trees in the foreground along the shoreline have fall colors. Caption at top reads: "Lovers Retreat." Caption at bottom reads: "Greetings fro De Pe...
Pavilion, Conference Point, Lake Geneva
1911
View of a pavilion, and a pier in the foreground. Rowboats are docked at the shoreline. Caption reads: "Pavilion, Conference Point, Lake Geneva, Wis."
