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Park Hotel

Date: 1871
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel. Among its fine features are black walnut trim, Brussels carpet, marble-topped furniture, and spring beds. The hotel was on...
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The Grand Regatta at Devil's Lake

Date: 1877
Description: "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, Sauk County, June 21st & 22nd, 1877", with spectators watching rowing shells race.
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State Street

Date: 1874
Description: A view from the 300 Block of State Street, looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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View up Wisconsin Avenue toward Lake Mendota

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol looking north to Lake Mendota along Wisconsin Avenue. City Hall is on the left, built in 1858, and the Feder...
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Niagara Falls from Canada Side

Date: 1877
Description: An A.L. Dahl photograph, one of "Two different views of the Falls from Canada side," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in ...
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Hutson House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of the Hutson House, with people standing on its balcony and porch.
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National Hotel on Main Street

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph of the town square and Main Street. The three-story building in the center was operated as the National Hotel. It was later burned down and was...
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Buildings Along Levee

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph view of the levee, with buildings along the left. Signs on the buildings read, left to right: "(?) Hotel", "Saloon" and "Dunbar's Hall." People...
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Fourth of July

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of New Richmond(?) during a fourth of July celebration. Identification has not been fully verified, but there was a Coombs Hotel in this town a...
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Monona Avenue

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of the Vilas House hotel, East Main Street at Monona Avenue.
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Wicked Water of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Stereograph of a turbulent portion of the Wisconsin River known as the Wicked Water, up through the Narrows. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's ...
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Fourth of July - Anaglyph

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of New Richmond(?) during a fourth of July celebration. Identification has not been fully verified, but there was a Coombs Hotel in this town a...
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Bennett Family at the Narrows #55

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Description: Sitting on large log (left to right): Ruth Bennett, Evelina Bennett, and Miriam Bennett. The Larks Hotel is in the background.
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View of Cliff House — On the Verandah #67

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Description: A man and two women are sitting on the porch of the Cliff House. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Ashley Bennett Posing Leaning On Dog

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Description: Stereograph of Ashley Bennett, the son of photographer H.H. Bennett, posing beside a dog. The print is pasted on the reverse side of the print, over text.

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