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Postcard

Rock River

Date: 1909
Description: View of the Rock River, with boathouses along the right shoreline, and buildings in the distance on the left at a bend in the river. Pilings are in the for...
Postcard

View looking Southwest from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view of Fort Howard taken from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with the dam and river. A tugboat is in the river above the dam. Caption reads: "View o...
Drawing

Rock Lake

Date: 1890
Description: A sketch of Rock Lake, or Tyranena Lake.
Photograph

Rock River at Watertown

Date: 1860
Description: View of the Rock River with a train on a railroad bridge in the foreground, and the town in the distance. Pedestrians are walking along a path on the left ...
Photograph

Crawfish River

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down the Crawfish River, with a large building with a three-story balcony on the right. A man and a boy are in a boat docked at the steps to t...
Photograph

Lake Ripley Island Resort

Date: 1948
Description: View from a pier of rowboats and a cabin at the Island Resort on Lake Ripley.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Fishing with Turtle

Date: 1919
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman in a rowboat catching a giant turtle. The male companion of the fisherman has fallen in and lost his hat amidst the excitement....
Photograph

Rock River Scenery

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Description: View over tree-tops toward a man rowing a boat beneath a partially covered bridge spanning the Rock River. Factories, industrial buildings, and Saint Paul'...
Photograph

Rock River Scenery

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Description: Elevated view looking west from the Main Street Bridge, a partially covered wooden bridge spanning the Rock River. In the foreground on the right are boats...
Photograph

Boating on Rock River

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Description: View of a man, woman, and child boating on the Rock River. A church spire and factory buildings are on the opposite shore in the background.
Photograph

Bridge

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Description: View of a bridge with a boat passing beneath it. Several dwellings are visible in the background.
Photograph

River View

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Description: A boat is moored along a shore of a river lined with trees and dwellings.
Photograph

River Scene

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Description: A boat rests along the shoreline of a river and town buildings are visible in the background on the opposite bank.
Photograph

Rock River from Fourth Street

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Description: View of Rock River from Fourth Street. Trees line the banks of the river, and a smokestack is in silhouette behind trees in the distance.
Photograph

Prochazka's Picnic Place on Rock River

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Description: View of Prochazka's picnic place on Rock River. The view features a small boat docked on the left near trees which crowd the shoreline. Caption reads: "Pro...
Photograph

River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of river scene near Tivoli Island. A group of people are in a boat, and one person is in another boat nearby. A bridge and industrial buildin...
Photograph

Herman Backhaus Farm

Date: 05 1900
Description: View of the Herman Backhaus farm buildings from across the Rock River. Four people are sitting in a rowboat. Other people are standing along the shoreline ...
Photograph

Catching Carp on Crawfish River

Date: 05 1901
Description: Children are standing along the shoreline watching young boys standing in boats fishing with dip nets in the Crawfish River. In the background is a bridge ...
Photograph

Fishing on Crawfish River

Date: 1901
Description: Boys are standing on boats, catching red horse fish using dip nets in the Crawfish River. The dip nets are set up on scaffolds in the river. In the backgro...
Photograph

Fishing on Crawfish River

Date: 1901
Description: View from shoreline of a man standing in a boat, dipping for carp on the Crawfish River. Behind him dip nets are set up on scaffolds in the river. There ar...

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