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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Columbus

Date: 1868
Description: This 1868 birds-eye view depicts the buildings, streets, railroad, vegetation and topography of Columbus, Wisconsin. The high school, cemetery, railroad de...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Hudson

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Hudson, with insets of Court House and Public School.
Photograph

Man Walking on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: Frank Drew walks a set of railroad tracks near the entrance into a tunnel. The other end of the tunnel can be seen in the distance. A hand-drawn border fea...
Photograph

Train Emerging from Tunnel

Date: 1911
Description: Front view of train emerging from a tunnel. A hand-drawn border features two male figures running away from the train and reads, "The monster pursues."
Photograph

Men on Railroad Tracks

Date: 1911
Description: View from inside railroad tunnel of four men walking near the entrance on railroad tracks. A hand-drawn border features a pennant with the letter "A" on it...
Photograph

Group on Bluff

Date: 1911
Description: A group of individuals are gathered on a bluff. One man is pointing off to the left, and the rest of the group gazes in that direction. Features a hand-dra...
Photograph

The Bluff

Date: 1911
Description: View from lake of the bluff along shoreline of Lake Flora Dell. There is a hand-drawn decorative border, moon, stars and clouds, and the word "Finis."
Photograph

Log Jam

Date: 
Description: View of a log jam on a river. Caption on back of stereograph reads, "Dells of St. Croix, from series of Minnesota Views." There is a group of people posed ...
Photograph

Diamond Grotto

Date: 03 21 1881
Description: Four women gather in the Diamond Grotto, a notable land form in the Wisconsin Dells. There is a rustic bridge in the foreground.
Photograph

Mouth Rood's Glen

Date: 03 21 1881
Description: A man rows a small boat through Mouth Rood's Glen. Behind the boat a portable darkroom tent is set up.
Postcard

Cliffs of Dover Postcard

Date: 1908
Description: Front and back of a postcard sent from Agnes to William (Bill) Quinney. The front features a print of the Cliffs of Dover in pastel tones while, on the ba...
Photograph

North Shore of Devil's Lake

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the north end of Devil's Lake and Cliff House. A number of buildings are around the shoreline with railroad tracks in the foreground. A lo...
Photograph

View of Devil's Lake from top of Bluffs

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Devil's Lake from the top of the bluffs, talus slope visible on right.
Photograph

"The Warrior And His Bride" - Anaglyph

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a Native American man and woman, both Ute Indians, on horseback.
Postcard

The Devil's Doorway and the Lake, Devil's Lake

Date: 06 28 1912
Description: Colorized postcard view of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees are growing among the rocks. The lake, bluffs, b...
Postcard

Tomahawk Rock, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1965
Description: Color postcard view of the rock formation called Tomahawk Rock in Devil's Lake State Park. The lake and beach, trees, bluffs and sky are visible in the bac...
Photograph

Fish Creek

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene from Egg Harbor Road (Highway 42) in Fish Creek looking north toward frozen Fish Creek Harbor with the bluffs in Peninsula State Park beyond. ...
Photograph

Bridge over Fish Creek

Date: 1915
Description: A rustic foot bridge over Fish Creek connects Peninsula State Park (foreground) with the village of Fish Creek. The Vits house is at the right end of the b...
Photograph

Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view, looking north, from the Hotz family compound near the bluff entrance to Fish Creek. Evergreens and bare birch trees stand in the foreground,...
Photograph

Winter Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View looking north over Fish Creek Bay, with Hen Island and Peninsula State Park in the background. There is snow on the ground, and evergreens and bare bi...

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