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Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe on South Bass Island.

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Dan Savage takes a closer look at a compass made by Kelvin & James White LTD, Glasgow, Scotland.

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An item at Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe on South Bass Island.

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A hat sits atop a box of correspondence dating from 1875-1937 between the Monroe's and Hunkers at the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society and Museum.

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A human pelvis is among the items found while preparing for a sale at Inselruhe.

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Items that will be for sale at Inselruhe.

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A stern adornment from a ship is among the items for sale at Inselruhe.

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Items that will be for sale at Inselruhe.

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A photo showing the Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad Tour Party at Mount Vernon, 1927.

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Tiffany lamps that will be for sale at Inselruhe.

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A pump organ and other items that will be for sale at Inselruhe.

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A table full of Lladro, fine Spanish porcelain, that will be for sale at Inselruhe.

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Among the items for sale at Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe on South Bass Island, is this desk from Frank Miller's Lyman boat.

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An early bathtub in the attic at Inselruhe.

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Items for sale at Inselruhe.

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Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe on South Bass Island.

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Dan Savage takes a closer look at a photo of Rear Admiral John Jacob Hunker, that will not be for sale at Inselruhe.

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Items that belonged to John Jacob Hunker are on display at the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society and Museum at Put-in-Bay.

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A 1928 Model A woodie that will not be for sale.

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A photo showing the original boat house at Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe, on display at the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society and Museum at Put-in-Bay.

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On display at the Lake Erie Islands Historical Society and Museum at Put-in-Bay is a photo of Monroe Hunker, the son of Minnie Monroe Hunker and John Jacob Hunker, is on display next to a copy of The Eighth Day by Thornton Wilder, with a cover showing Inselruhe.

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Seven Gables, next door to Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe on South Bass Island.

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Items for sale at Inselruhe, a home built in 1875 for Minnie Monroe on South Bass Island.

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