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Buying Tickets at Ellis Island

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Description: Immigrants buying tickets at Ellis Island.
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"Wisconsin" Docked at Washington Island

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Description: The screw ferry, "Wisconsin," docked at Washington Island. Twenty-one metal drums line the edge of the dock in the foreground. Original is in scrapbook on ...
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Superdome Coach in the Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Railroad superdome passenger car passing through the Wisconsin Dells.
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Devils Island

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Description: Devils Island on Lake Superior, outermost of the Apostle Islands group. There appears to be the edge of a boat in the foreground.
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Medical Inspection of Immigrants

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Description: Medical inspection of immigrants at Ellis Island.
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Steamboat on Mississippi River

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Description: Elevated view over trees toward a steamboat on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis."
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Miscauno Island Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks which pass the Miscauno Island depot. A railroad signal is on the left, and the platform for the depot is on the right.
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Devil's Island Lighthouse and Fog Signal

Date: 1913
Description: Hand-colored postcard showing the lighthouse and fog signal at Devil's Island in the Apostle Islands. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Devil's Island,...
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Eagle Cliff, Perrot State Park

Date: 02 02 1927
Description: Elevated view of a cliff side overlooking a river. Caption reads: "Eagle Cliff, or Second Peak, in Perrot State Park. Donor Dr. Eben Pierce. Near Trempeale...
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Wisconsin River Valley from Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River Valley, looking down across tree-covered bluffs. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Valley from Nelson Dewey State Park."
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Mt. Desert Island, Maine

Date: 1897
Description: Circular-framed view across a body of water. Two wood pilings are in the right foreground, and a boat is out on the water. Hills are along the far shorelin...
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Snow Capped Isle

Date: 1956
Description: Fresh snow on the wooded banks of the Fox River.

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