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Bennett Family, House and Auto

Date: 1901
Description: The H.H. Bennett House, Kilbourn, with members of the family posing in front of the house and in a 1901 Winton automobile. Ashley Bennett, the son of the f...
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Children at Fountain

Date: 1905
Description: Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling...
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Angel Rock

Date: 1900
Description: View along rockface shoreline towards a woman and two children sitting on Angel Rock. Along a cliff along the opposite shoreline are buildings and a bridge...
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Skylight Cave

Date: 1906
Description: View out of Skylight Cave towards a man in a boat at the entrance to the cave.
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Panorama from Overhanging Rock

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic view of the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells from underneath an overhanging rocky outcropping. A canoe is beached on the far left. The word...
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Wisconsin Dells High School Band

Date: 1945
Description: Group portrait of the Wisconsin Dells High School Band in uniform, posing with their instructor.
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The Narrows

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated panoramic view of the narrows of the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells. On the far left on a label are the words "THE NARROWS, DELLS OF THE W...
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The Old Dells House

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older photograph by H.H. Bennett. The description reads: "With two women under trees in front of ruined building. The women are Mrs. Greene ...
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Dam Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: View of the dam under construction.
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Wicked Water of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Stereograph of a turbulent portion of the Wisconsin River known as the Wicked Water, up through the Narrows. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's ...
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Wicked Water of the Wisconsin River - Anaglyph

Date: 1990
Description: Stereograph of a turbulent portion of the Wisconsin River known as the Wicked Water, up through the Narrows. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's ...
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Navy Yard

Date: 1903
Description: View of the Navy Yard located on the Wisconsin River.
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Luncheon Hall — East of Stand Rock #87

Date: 1900
Description: Three people and a young child sitting around a stone table in Luncheon Hall. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scener...
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Diamond Grotto — A Study in Rock #102

Date: 1903
Description: A cutout of a girl placed in the Diamond Grotto in Witches' Gulch. There is graffiti on the rocks in the background. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the W...
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Steamboat Rock — From Across the River #104

Date: 1903
Description: Two men canoeing at Steamboat Rock. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Skylight Cave — in the Navy Yard #255

Date: 1903
Description: A silhouetted man on a boat in a cave. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Steamboat Rock

Date: 1903
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe on the Wisconsin River in the foreground. There is a rock formation along the opposite shoreline.
Postcard

The Devil's Elbow

Date: 1904
Description: Text on front reads: "The Devil's Elbow, Wisconsin Dells." A panoramic view of the Devil's Elbow, with trees and rock formations lining the banks. A double...
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Swallow's Nests

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Swallow's Nests, Dells of the Wisconsin." Rock formations on the shore of the Wisconsin River with trees growing above. Every summer ...

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