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Cleopatra's Needle

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Description: Devil's Lake Vicinity, Cleopatra's Needle. A man is standing on top of the needle.
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Devil's Post Office

Date: 1903
Description: Devil's Post Office, Mirror Lake. Miriam Bennett is inside of the Devil's Post Office looking out.
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Canyon Trail, Mirror Lake

Date: 1903
Description: Horse-drawn vehicle on Canyon Trail at Mirror Lake.
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Toll Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1910
Description: This was the first bridge built across the Wisconsin River, constructed about 1850, although it was not opened to traffic until 1852. It was torn down in 1...
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Below the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Two women stand on a ledge at Skillet Falls.
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Leland Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The inactive Leland mill, with the faded painted sign, "Leland Roller Mill," on the upper story.
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Boat Landing at Devil's Lake

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Description: Boats park at a landing on Devil's Lake. The small wooden structure stands among trees at the shore.
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Devil's Lake

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Description: Elevated view from rocks overlooking a valley toward Devil's Lake. Several houses are near a road that leads to the shoreline.
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Lewis Arms at Devil's Lake

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Description: Lewis Arms and friends perch on a bluff overlooking Devil's Lake. From left to right are: Arms, Eddie Elvord (Alvord?), Mary Rogers, and George Green (Gree...
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Scene at Black Hawk

Date: 1922
Description: View from road of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair station, and a house. The Bank has striped awnings and a La Follette poster in the window...
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Residential Street

Date: 1925
Description: View down a winding dirt road with houses on both sides, as well as a large two-story building with a loading dock in front. Two people are in the back yar...
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School in Black Hawk

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of a school with a gable roof with bell steeple.
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Mill Dam

Date: 1922
Description: View of a mill dam's pond with open area and hills in the background.
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Devil's Lake from Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of Devil's Lake and surrounding area from a bluff on the east side of the lake. A man is standing on top of the rock formation near the cente...
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Bridge at Foot of Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards wooden buildings on the left and right, and a bridge over the foot of Mirror Lake. There is a woman in a rowboat on the lake in t...
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The Devil's Pulpit, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a rock formation, "The Devil's Pulpit", on the shore of Mirror Lake. There is a man in a rowboat near the formation. Caption read...
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Echo Rock, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline towards Echo Rock on Mirror Lake. Caption reads: "Echo Rock, Mirror Lake, Delton, Wis."
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Amphitheater at Stand Rock

Date: 1936
Description: An elevated view towards a Native American man wearing a feathered headdress and a young girl of European descent standing in front of a tepee on the stage...
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Scene at Devil's Lake

Date: 1935
Description: The bluffs and lake appear hazy beyond an unpaved road and simple wooden bridge at Devil's Lake State Park. A man or boy at the shoreline can be seen throu...

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