Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections
Filter: Categories of Wisconsin Historical Images
Filter: COLLECTION_NAME of Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Filter: Subject of outdoor photography
Filter: Community of Wisconsin Dells
Filter: Subject of trees
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| 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... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| 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... |
| Date: | 1911 |
|---|---|
| Description: | View across street towards a small wooden church with a bell tower, and neighboring rectory on the left. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Church and Rectory, Kil... |
| Date: | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Sepia-toned photographic postcard of a one-story library with stone foundation and a large gable over the entrance. Caption reads: "Public Library, Kilbour... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| 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... |
| Date: | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Elevated photographic postcard view across the Wisconsin River toward High Rock. Whitecaps are on the river. |
| Date: | 07 12 1910 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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: | 09 18 1912 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "We're Looking for You in Kilbourn Every Day. Why Don't You Hurry?" On reverse: "Landscape Pennant." The postcard has a pennant on the... |
| Date: | 07 07 1970 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Riverside & Great Northern Railway. R. & G.N. Ry. afternoon local taking water south of Rockdale, at Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A minia... |
| Date: | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Free Parking Lot Trolley. For your convenience you may ride the trolley from your car to Boat Dock. 'Have a Great Day.' Wisconsin D... |
| Date: | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front: "The Hiawatha. Crossing the Wisconsin River at the 'Dells'." On reverse: "The Scenic Route. The Milwaukee Road is the only double tracked ro... |
| Date: | 06 26 1962 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Cruising Down the River. A peaceful cruise plus the wonder found along its pine-covered, rocky shoreline make the boat trip at the ... |
| Date: | 04 10 1913 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "Overhanging Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin River." View of the Wisconsin River from under a rock shelf. The shoreline in the foreground... |
| Date: | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "Railroad Bridge and Boat Landing, Dells of the Wisconsin, Kilbourn City, Wis." A bridge is in the background, which goes over the Wis... |
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "'On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.' Electric Power Plant, Kilbourn, Wis." Completed in 1909, the power plant is still in ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "Boat Landing, Dells of the Wisconsin." The steamboat "Apollo No. 1" at the Dells Boat Landing on the Wisconsin River. A building and ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Winnebago' at Dells Boat Co. Landing, The Dells, Kilbourn, Wis." The steamboat "Winnebago," with passengers, at the Dells Bo... |
| Date: | 07 28 1980 |
|---|---|
| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Lost Canyon, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." Tourists ride in a modern day horse-drawn buggy through Lost Canyon. Rock formations towe... |
If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.
Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at: