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| Date: | 06 27 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of Tarrant Lake with buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Cambria, Wis." |
| Date: | 05 03 1909 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Dells near Cambria. Text in upper left corner reads "'Dells,' Cambria, Wis." |
| Date: | 06 28 1915 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the exterior of the three-story Commercial Hotel. The building has a false front. Two women stand on the balcony and two men stand... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of an elevated view looking across the downtown area. The Crawfish River is on the left. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View, Columbus, W... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Color postcard view from shoreline looking towards of the dam on the Crawfish River. Buildings are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Night Scene a... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Color-enhanced black and white postcard looking at the dam on the Crawfish River from downstream. Caption reads: "Crawfish River, below the Dam, Columbus, ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of the Columbus Canning Company along the river. Caption reads: "The Columbus Canning Co., Columbus, Wis." |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across river towards the rear of the excursion boat "Apollo" in the narrows of the dells. Rock formations are on the left. Caption reads: "In the Narr... |
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| Description: | View across water towards a two-level flat bottom steam excursion boat. Tourists are on the upper deck. In the background is a tree-lined shoreline. Captio... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Illustration based on an aerial photograph of a powerhouse and dam on the Wisconsin River. A railroad bridge is upriver. The city of Kilbourn (now Wisconsi... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the dam and power house from across the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "Dam and Power House from Up Stream, Kilbourne [sic], Wis... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a hotel with multiple buildings near a bend in the Wisconsin River. A paddle-wheel steamer is heading toward the Dells. Caption reads: "Hote... |
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| Description: | Illustration of a bluff at the Dells, with a woman is sitting on the top near a tree. There are bluffs on the other side of the river in the background.Cap... |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River at Kilbourn. A canoe is along the shoreline in the foreground, and excursion boats ... |
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| Description: | Tall-tale postcard showing three men fishing off a pier, with two of the men holding fishing poles and two gigantic fish rising out of the water. A buildin... |
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| Description: | Elevated photographic postcard view across the Wisconsin River toward High Rock. Whitecaps are on the river. |
| Date: | 07 12 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Lone Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin." A view of Lone Rock from below, with a canoe on the right-hand side, near the shore. |
| Date: | 08 22 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "At The Head of The Narrows, Dells of The Wisconsin River." A channel of the Wisconsin River that is 52 feet wide and 100 feet deep. T... |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Wisconsin Deer Park, on Hw. 12-13, One-half Mile South of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Visitors Enjoy Feeding and Photographing the ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Dells." A Large Letter Postcard with a background illustration of Stand Rock and a Native American in a canoe, with a Nativ... |
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