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Tourist Camp, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 08 16 1935
Description: Photographic postcard of a tourist camp at Devil's Lake State Park. A scene of picnic tables, automobiles and tents pitched among trees and grass. Text at ...
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Pavilion at Devil's Lake

Date: 1925
Description: View from water of two unidentified men standing on the shoreline near the dance pavilion on the north shore of Devil's Lake.
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Baraboo International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the storefront of an International Harvester dealership owned by the Schwartz Bros. The dealership sold ...
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Arms Family with their Horses

Date: 1960
Description: Bernard Arms (left) holds Lewis Arms's favorite horse Apache, upon whom Rita Arms (Witter) is seated. Behind them LuRay Arms sits on another horse holding ...
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Devil's Lake Chateau

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Description: View of the chateau with flagpole win front. Underneath the flagpole is a plaque commemorating Wilbur William Warner, whose boyhood home was located within...
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Trail at Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1963
Description: A trail leading into Parfrey's Glen in Devil's Lake State Park. Parfrey's Glen was Wisconsin's first State Natural Area in 1952.
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Cliff House

Date: 1878
Description: Cliff House, a resort hotel built shortly after 1872 when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. Three-story frame house with balcony on each floor. There is a ...
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Self-Portrait of Photographer Wearing Cape

Date: 1930
Description: The photographer stands on a park or garden path holding his gloves. He wears a coat with attached cape, hat, and large cravat.
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Post Office

Date: 1918
Description: View from street towards the post office.
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Historic Site Marker for First Schoolhouse

Date: 04 14 1926
Description: A marker on a rock commemorates the first schoolhouse built in Baraboo.
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Devil's Lake Shoreline

Date: 1878
Description: Lake shore with men and railroad tracks on Devil's Lake.
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Cliff House on Devil's Lake

Date: 1874
Description: View west from the Cliff House at Devil's Lake.
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Self-Portrait of Photographer with Car

Date: 1935
Description: The photographer stands beside an automobile with a 1935 Wisconsin license plate. Four large (possibly Norwegian) trunks with decorative painting are tied ...
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Ice Storm

Date: 1922
Description: A street scene following an ice storm, possibly March 2, 1922. Utility poles are leaning and wires have been brought down by the weight of the ice.
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Street in Sleet Storm

Date: 02 22 1922
Description: View of an ice covered street, trees and houses. Text on back of photograph reads: "Sleet storm of February 22nd & 23rd/22. Looking west from street inters...
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Baraboo Campground

Date: 1925
Description: Free public campground at Baraboo, one of 200 such facilities then made available to the traveling public by Wisconsin municipalities.
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Aldo Leopold Inspecting White Pine

Date: 1946
Description: Aldo Leopold inspecting white pine, on Wisconsin River farm, a weekend retreat for the Professor of Wildlife Management at UW-Madison.
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Rock Scenery

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Description: View of house and farm buildings in Ableman with a rocky hill in the background.
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The "Turk's Head," Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the Turk's Head, a formation in Devil's Lake State Park. Foliage is in the foreground. The lake, trees, bluffs and sky are in the bac...
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Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake

Date: 08 11 1906
Description: Black and white postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Graffiti is visible on the formation. The lake, bluff...

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