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The Fern Garden in Cold Water Canyon

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Description: Colorized image of the wooden walkway at the fern garden in Cold Water Canyon. Caption reads: "The Fern Garden in Cold Water Canyon, Wisconsin Dells, Wis."
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High Rock from Romance Cliff, Dells of the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view across the Wisconsin River toward High Rock. Whitecaps are on the river.
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Dells of Wisconsin and Kilbourn City

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Dells of Wisconsin and Kilbourn City." An illustrated Bird's Eye View of the Dells area with 33 numbered features: "1 - High Rock, 2 ...
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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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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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Springtime in Artist's Glen

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Springtime in Artist's Glen, Dells of the Wisconsin River." Trees and flowers surround a stream with a rocky bank.
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The Devil's Foot Ball

Date: 1918
Description: Text on front reads: "The Devil's Foot Ball, Dells of the Wisconsin." View from shoreline towards three people in a rowboat, floating near the Devil's Foot...
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Fat Man's Misery

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Fat Man's Misery. Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin River." A boardwalk in a narrow passage between two rock formations.
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Fat Man's Misery

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Fat Man's Misery. Through much of Coldwater Canyon the rock walls are very high and the passage between them is very narrow. The na...
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Hawk's Bill

Date: 1920
Description: Text on the front reads: "Hawk's Bill, Dells of the Wisconsin River." Four men in a rowboat are beneath the Hawk's Bill rock formation. One man is pointing...
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Hornet's Nest

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Hornets Nest. Dells of Wis." The rock formation "Hornet's Nest" surrounded by trees and foliage, with a man sitting at the base.
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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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Hornet's Nest

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Hornet's Nest, Dells of the Wisconsin, Kilbourn City, Wis." The rock formation "Hornet's Nest" surrounded by trees and foliage with a...
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Ink Stand

Date: 1951
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Inkstand. Dells of the Wisconsin River. Autumn lends its charm to this view of one of the well-known features of the Dells." Tree-t...
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The Palisades

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "The Palisades, Dells of the Wisconsin River." Handwritten message on the back reads: "Rocks!" A tall rock formation with trees growin...
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The Pines

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "The Pines, Dells of the Wisconsin River." View from rocky shoreline towards the lodge at The Pines Resort, perched above the shore be...
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In Redbird Gorge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Real Photo Postcard." A group of sightseers wave to the camera as they travel under a bridge and through a tree shaded gorge in a Duc...
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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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