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New Hiawatha Bar

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Description: Postcard of the Hiawatha bar at Stanton's Palm Garden. There is a triangular bar at the center, and tables and chairs lining the walls. There are multiple...
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Steamer "Winnebago" at the Dells

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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...
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St. Caecilia's Church

Date: 1909
Description: Corner view of St. Caecilia's Church. Romanesque arches are on the windows and steeple. A dwelling (perhaps a parsonage) is next door.Caption reads: "St. C...
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Aeroplane View of Power House and Dam

Date: 1924
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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St. Paul's Church and Rectory

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...
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Lone Rock

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.
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Large Letter Postcard, Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1930
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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Map of the Dells of the Wisconsin River Region

Date: 1931
Description: Text on front reads: "Map of the Dells of the Wisconsin River Region." On reverse: "All the world knows of the Wisconsin Dells. Many noted travelers have p...
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Bird's-eye View of Riverview Service Group

Date: 1935
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's-eye View of Riverview Service Group, Looking East, At The Dells, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." On reverse: "All the world knows...
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Rattlesnake Rock

Date: 1943
Description: Text on front reads: "Rattlesnake Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "Up stream from the Narrows, on the left bank, is Rattlesnake Rock. Look...
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Boat Landing and Steamboat

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 ...
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Steamer "Winnebago"

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...
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Black Hawk's Head

Date: 08 26 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Black Hawk's Head, Picturesque Wisconsin Dells." On reverse: "Perhaps in no other place in America does Nature offer such a lavish ar...
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Black Hawk's Head

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Black Hawk's Head, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "Up stream, after passing High Rock and Chimney Rock, on the right hand...
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Demon's Anvil

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Demon's Anvil, Dells of the Wisconsin River." A rock formation and trees above the Wisconsin River, with the opposite shoreline in th...
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Steamer Rounding Devil's Elbow

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Steamer Rounding Devil's Elbow, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "This right angle bend in the river is known as the Devil'...
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Hornet's Nest, Dells of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Hornet's Nest, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "From Luncheon Hall to the right is the Hornet's Nest, a cone shaped rock, ...
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Lone Rock

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Lone Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin." A canoe in the shallow water near the shore. In the distance are rock formations and islands in t...
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Lower Dells Filling Station

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Lower Dells Filling Station, Wisconsin Dells, Wis." On reverse: "Lower Dells Filling Station, located at junction of 12 and 13. Super...
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Going Through the Narrows

Date: 1951
Description: Text on front reads: "Going Through the Narrows, Picturesque Wisconsin Dells." On reverse: "Here the river is only 52 feet wide and is over 150 feet deep. ...

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