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Bridge with Benches at Copper Falls

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Description: View looking down a rustic bridge at Copper Falls State Park. There are benches built into the bridge.
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Black Hawk Monument

Date: 1930
Description: A rock formation in Wyalusing State Park known as the "Black Hawk Monument." The park's original name, Nelson Dewey, was later given to a different state p...
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The Stone Face, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 07 08 1930
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Stone Face in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage can be seen to the right and below. The lake, ...
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Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis.

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called Cleopatra's Needle in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage are on the left and below. The lake, bluff...
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The Ramparts of the West Bluff

Date: 1965
Description: Color postcard of the ramparts of the West Bluff in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen throughout and have fall color. The lake, bluffs and sky are...
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Cleopatra's Needle

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Description: Colorized postcard of Cleopatra's Needle with trees all around the base. Text at top reads: "Cleopatra's Needle, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Cleopatra's Needle

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Description: Black and white postcard of Cleopatra's Needle with trees all around the base. Text at top reads: "Cleopatra's Needle, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Furnace Complex

Date: 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of the abandoned Jackson Iron Company furnace complex at Fayette, on the shore of Snail Shell Harbor. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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Nelson Dewey Memorial State Park

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Description: Elevated, photographic postcard view of Nelson Dewey Memorial State Park. There are railroad tracks in the foreground; the Mississippi River is in the back...
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First Forest Patrol Flight

Date: 1950
Description: Wisconsin Historical Marker near Trout Lake. The marker recognizes the first ever forest patrol flight.

The marker text reads:

"FIRST FOREST PATROL FLI...

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Forest Protection Lookout Tower

Date: 1913
Description: View towards tower, with a man standing on the platform on the top. This postcard has a handwritten notation on the back: "One of the first forest protecti...
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Along the Bank of Trout Lake

Date: 03 22 1913
Description: A photographic postcard mailed from Boulder Junction, Wisconsin. A railroad track is running along the bank. On either side of the track are tall trees. Ca...
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Trout Lake Timber

Date: 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of a stand of tall trees in the forest at Trout Lake. A hat is hanging on the trunk of a tree in the center.
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Tower at Lapham Peak Park

Date: 1950
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the observation tower. In the foreground is a historic plaque embedded in a rock. Caption reads: "Lapham Peak Park...
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Face Rock, Arc Hollow

Date: 1910
Description: Color enhanced postcard showing rock outcropping and vegetation. Possibly located in Governor Dodge State Park, State Highway 23, North of Dodgeville. Capt...
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Devils Doorway, Looking East

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized elevated view of the Devil's Doorway rock formation. Caption reads: "Devils [sic] Doorway, Looking East, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis."
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Prospect Point, 610 FT. Above the Lake

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Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of the rock formation near Devil's Lake. Caption at top reads: "Prospect Point, 610 FT. Above the Lake." Caption at ...
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Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Cleopatra's Needle rock formation, with Devil's Lake in the background. Caption reads: "Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] La...
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Egg Harbor Lodge

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Description: Two views of Egg Harbor Lodge — with the view of the lodge, and of Green Bay.
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Richmond Memorial Park

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: View from above towards a rock formation surrounded by trees. The valley is below in the bakground. Caption reads: "Columbia County - Richmond Memorial Par...

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