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Out of Boat Cave

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Description: Two men navigating their canoe through caves at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Boat Cave

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Description: Looking into Boat Cave. Three men dressed as "Indians," one standing on shore holding a spear, two seated in a canoe.
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Cave of the Dark Waters

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Description: Cave of the Dark Waters, north entrance. Two people are in a canoe, one sitting, one standing and holding a fish.
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Looking Out From Boat Cave

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Description: View out to the river from Boat Cave. At the entrance of the cave are two men in a canoe. H.H. Bennett's brother, John, is the paddler in the bow of the bo...
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Witches' Gulch

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Description: Witches' Gulch; approach to Phantom Chamber.
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Boat Cave

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Description: View from Boat Cave out to the river, with two men in a canoe in the foreground.
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Skylight Cave

Date: 1906
Description: View out of Skylight Cave towards a man in a boat at the entrance to the cave.
Painting

On the Trip to the Mammoth Cave

Date: 1858
Description: Hölzlhuber journeyed from Chicago to Louisville, Kentucky, and from there took a train south to Cave City, from which passengers boarded a stagecoach for t...
Photograph

Rowing on Lake Superior

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Description: Man in a rowboat with two women along the shoreline of Lake Superior.
Photograph

Out of Boat Cave

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Description: Two men navigating their canoe through caves at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Lone Rock

Date: 1910
Description: View across Wisconsin River of men and women in canoes at the base of Lone Rock at the Dells.
Photograph

Boat from Lone Rock Cave

Date: 1910
Description: A man paddles a canoe with four women passengers, as seen from inside Lone Rock Cave at the Dells. The far shoreline can be seen in the background.
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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.
Photograph

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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Looking Out of Boat Cave - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of two men in a canoe looking out from Boat Cave.
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Skylight Cave - Anaglyph

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

Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
Postcard

Oak Grove Parking Area at the Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads: "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, Drive In....
Postcard

Crystal Chandeliers above the Lake Bridge in the Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of Crystal Chandeliers above the Lake Bridge in the Cave of the Mounds. A group of visitors stand on a wooden walkway underneath the ...
Photograph

Squaw Bay Caves

Date: 1931
Description: View of the Squaw Bay Caves, near Cornucopia, with people in a boat off to the far left. The caves were renamed Mawikwe Bay, and Mawikwe is Ojibwe for weep...

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