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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Tour Boat Docked on Shore

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill towards a tour steamboat docked on the shore of the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Uncle Al Fills 'Em Up

Date: 1928
Description: Man pumps gas into an automobile at the Consolidated Boat Co. There is advertising for Coca-Cola, Baby Ruth, and Occident Flour on the side of the small fr...
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Steamer in the Dells

Date: 1903
Description: Group of people on the excursion steamer Eleanor in the Dells.
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Jaws of the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: The Locks and Jaws of the Dells in winter, taken at Devil's Elbow. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's name on it, is visible in the background.
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Giftland at Night

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Description: Night view of gift shops, restaurants, and other attractions in a two-story shopping plaza. Several cars are parked along the curb beneath a streetlight in...
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Dancing Waters

Date: 1955
Description: Lighted, choreographed water fountain show.
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Pipe Dyer's Trading Post

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Description: Two men and one woman in Native American costume stand near a fence and a U.S. flag outside the entrance of Pipe Dyer's Trading Post in Fort Dells. There a...
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Wagon and Wheels

Date: 06 19 1962
Description: Old fire fighting equipment outdoors at the "Pioneer Village," a tourist attraction.
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Storage Building

Date: 05 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of a storage building with warped metal siding.
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and West Side

Date: 1875
Description: Front and west side of Bennett Studio. There is a windmill behind the building.
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Downtown Wisconsin Dells

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar...
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Scene at Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: View down a cobblestone brick road. Stores on the street include: the Columbus Hotel, Tremont Hotel, and a drug store.
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Living Room at Walmar Lodge

Date: 1930
Description: Interior of a living room at Walmar Lodge. The room includes: wood and wicker chairs, a piano, a fireplace, a bookshelf, a desk, a rug and a lamp.
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Entrance to Schofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: A group portrait at the entrance to the Schofield Hotel. A man and five women pose near a parked car at the hotel entrance sign. The sign listed J.A. Smith...
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Scofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: A man and woman sit across from one another on an enclosed porch at the Scofield Cottage Hotel.
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Chateau at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1930
Description: A man and four women pose at the exterior of a log cabin with a "chateau" sign over the entrance.
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1927
Description: A man and woman sit on a bench outside a cabin at the Dells Farm Resort. A chair, hammock, lawn swing and table are on the lawn.
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1930
Description: Outdoor scene at the Dells Farm Resort. Five people pose while seated on lawn furniture outside the cabin. Another woman poses as she is about to hit a cro...
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Cottage at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1921
Description: A several vacationers and their dog stand outside a two-story cabin at the Dells Farm Resort.

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