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H.H. Bennett at Sugar Bowl

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Description: View down sandy beach towards H.H. Bennett and Ruth Bennett on shore near Sugar Bowl. H.H. Bennett is holding a camera over his shoulder. There is an unide...
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Charles Ray's Residence

Date: 1874
Description: Stereograph of Broadway in Milwaukee. Home has many peaks on the roof, and the drive to the entrance is on the right.
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View Northwest from Exposition Building

Date: 1874
Description: Stereograph of elevated view looking northwest from Exposition Building. There is a church on a street corner on the left, and the Best Brewing Company in ...
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H.H. Bennett and Charles Brainard

Date: 1889
Description: Stereograph of Henry Hamilton Bennett working on a camera in a private car. This is the private car the Wisconsin Central Railroad provided for Bennett and...
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Skylight Cave

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Description: Stereograph though Skylight Cave (in the Navy Yard) of three people in a rowboat.
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Looking Out of Boat Cave

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Description: Stereograph of two men in a canoe looking out from Boat Cave. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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View Up the Wisconsin River

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Description: View from opposite Sexton's Eddy up the Wisconsin River. A steamboat is in the distance, and there are rock formations along the river. Text at right: "Wan...
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Steamboat on the Wisconsin River

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Description: Stereograph of elevated view of a steamboat on the Wisconsin River. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Road to Joppa and Camp of Bedouin Arabs #1709

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. This is the road to Joppa and a camp of Bedouin Arabs. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wond...
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Damascus Road and Old Caravansary #1711

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the Damascus Road, the site where Saint Paul is believed to have converted to Christianity. T...
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Garden of Joseph of Arimathea and Damascus Road #1712

Date: 1893
Description: A replication of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Depicted is the Damascus Road and the garden of Joseph of Arimathea. Joseph of Arimathea was a wealthy ma...
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Gates' Ravine from Above Boiling Eddy #1007

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Description: Elevated view of two men sitting on the side of a rock formation. The man on the right is holding a rifle and a stringer of squirrels. The man on the left ...
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Looking into Boat Cave #1123

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Description: Stereograph of a cave, where a man is sitting in a canoe. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Looking out of Boat Cave #1126

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Description: Stereograph from within a cave towards two men in a canoe. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: Men posed on the front cowcatcher, or pilot, of a wood burning locomotive, with a few cars attached. Three other men pose on the locomotive.
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Moonlight Effect — Down River from Dell Queen — Landing #1065

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Description: Two boats under a bridge on the Wisconsin River. "Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Sugar Bowl — From Above #111

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Description: View from shoreline of three people, probably children, on a rowboat near the north side of Sugar Bowl.
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Sugar Bowl

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Description: View from shoreline of George and Nellie Crandall with two men on their boat "Bessie" at Sugar Bowl.
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Sugar Bowl

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Description: View from shoreline of a man paddling his canoe onto the beach near Sugar Bowl.
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J.C. Iversen & Co. Store — 425 East Water Street #826

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Description: Elevated stereograph of J.C. Iversen and Company on the west side of Water Street (north of Grand Avenue). Other stores include: Adam Koch Restaurant and Q...

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