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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1945
Description: University students on a field trip to Devil's Lake State Park climb the trail up through the piles of talus (broken rocks) on the slope. A couple in the f...
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Devil's Doorway Gap

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Description: Devil's Lake Vicinity, Devil's Doorway, showing Gap.
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Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Balance Rock

Date: 1933
Description: Colorized postcard of Balance Rock, a formation in Devil's Lake State Park. There are carved initials and other markings on the rock formation. A tree is v...
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East Trail, Looking South, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1946
Description: Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake, looking south from the East Trail. Rock formations are in the lower left, with trees below. Bluffs, trees and sky are i...
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Moonlight On Devil's Lake, Devil's Lake

Date: 07 26 1912
Description: Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake by moonlight. A rock formation and trees are in the foreground. The lake, trees, bluffs and sky are in the background. T...
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Women at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very lik...
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Cabin at Devil's Lake

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Description: View of individuals playing croquet outside of a cabin or hotel near Devil's Lake. In addition to those playing croquet, there are also individuals on the ...
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Water Street

Date: 1915
Description: View of Water Street, the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. The whole street was circus property.
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Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Quarters

Date: 1930
Description: The Ringling Brothers circus stored equipment in these buildings during the winter. Two cars are parked outside an auto repair and moving store.
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Doorway, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 11 10 1901
Description: Photographic postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. A man is sitting on the formation, wearing a suit and a ...
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Courtyard at Cliff House

Date: 1878
Description: Courtyard at Cliff House, a resort hotel built shortly after 1872 when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. The house has a stone first floor, a balcony on ea...
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Cleopatra's Needle from the South

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Cleopatra's Needle with Devil's Lake in the background.
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Cleopatra's Needle

Date: 1910
Description: The rock formation at Devil's Lake known as Cleopatra's Needle.
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View of the East Bluff

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across Devil's Lake from the West Bluff. Railroad tracks are seen along the base of the East Bluff.
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Judges on Pier at Devil's Lake

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of a very large number of judges standing crowded at the very small end of a pier in Devil's Lake. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June ...
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Devil's Lake Beach

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Description: View of the beach at Devil's Lake, including a few boaters and sunbathers.
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Woman at Lookout Cliff

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Description: View of a woman taking a photograph from Lookout Cliff at Devil's Lake. Below, a train runs through a field surrounded by trees.
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Row Boats at Devil's Lake

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Description: A man and two women stand on a dock at Devil's Lake while a couple rows in a canoe on the water. Other rowboats are docked nearby and a covered rowboat na...
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Spectators at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, June 21st & 22nd, 1877." A stereograph showing spectators gathered behind the starter's cannon on Devil's Lake.
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Rough Ridge

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Description: Elevated view of Rough Ridge, near the Devil's Doorway.

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