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Skillet Falls in Winter
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Elevated view of a woman holding a walking stick and wearing a hat and fur coat with a fur stole sitting on a ledge of ice at Skillet Falls. Bare trees frame the scene. There are patches of snow and tree stumps on a hill in the background.
1909
Cole, Harry Ellsworth, 1861-1928
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Skillet Falls in Winter
1909
A well-dressed woman with a walking stick stands on ice at the partially frozen Skillet Falls. Bare trees frame the scene. There are patches of snow and tree stumps on a hill in the background. Th...
Skillet Falls
1909
View of Skillet Falls from downstream. The trees are bare, and tree stumps are visible on the hill in the background, known locally as Mount Baldy.
Two Women at Skillet Falls
1909
Two well-dressed women stand at the foot of Skillet Falls. The trees in the background are bare; the hill behind is covered with tree stumps. The hill is known locally as Mount Baldy.
Chimney Rock
1910
A winter view of Chimney Rock at the Dells. There is snow on the ground and ice on the river.
W.H. Canfield
1906
William H. Canfield, an early settler of Sauk County, civil engineer, local historian and archeologist, posing outdoors holding a walking stick.
