Pictograph Rock | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Pictograph Rock

Pictograph Rock | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Caption on photograph reads: "Pictograph Rock. Rock bearing aboriginal carvings, located on the south side of the bay, northwest of Trempealeau, Wis." Additional information on reverse, "Perrot State Park — these are petroglyphs destroyed by highway construction."
DESCRIPTION
View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Caption on photograph reads: "Pictograph Rock. Rock bearing aboriginal carvings, located on the south side of the bay, northwest of Trempealeau, Wis." Additional information on reverse, "Perrot State Park — these are petroglyphs destroyed by highway construction."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:122264
Creation Date: 1888
Creator Name:Lewis, Prof. T. H.
City:Trempealeau
County:Trempealeau
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Charles E. Brown papers, 1889-1945
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 3700.450c, box 9
Original Dimensions:8.5 x 5.25 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The photographic processor was Charles A. Tenney in Winona, Minn.
SUBJECTS
Carving (Decorative arts)
State parks and reserves
Trees
Clothing and dress
Hats
Suits (Clothing)
Work clothes
Archaeology
Formations (Geology)
Landforms
Beards
Children
Men
Moustache
Outdoor photography

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