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Filter: Year of 1900-1999
| Date: | 02 27 1984 |
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| Description: | A sixth grade class dresses up as cave people to experience the likeness of living in pre-historic times. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View out of Skylight Cave towards a man in a boat at the entrance to the cave. |
| Date: | 06 15 1946 |
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| Description: | Interior view of Eagle Cave, Richland County, featuring "Giant Stalagmites." Wisconsin's largest onyx cave. |
| Date: | 01 07 1973 |
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| Description: | The legendary Black Hawk Cave on the south shore of Lake Mendota, where Black Hawk allegedly hid from white troopers during the Black Hawk War. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of some caves at Peninsula State Park. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the steps leading to Eagle Cave on Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there. Caption reads: "Scene at E... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across Wisconsin River of men and women in canoes at the base of Lone Rock at the Dells. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A young boy and girl posed inside of the Elephant Cave in the east bluffs at Devil's Lake State Park. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of six men, four women, and a boy standing in front of an entrance to a cave in Doling Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of Anemone Cave and crashing waves, surrounded by coastal rock formations. |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Cave in a hillside occupied by the Lewis family from May 18 to July 4, 1863, during the Civil War siege of Vicksburg. Hundreds of other caves in the vicin... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| 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, ... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the Cathedral Room, North Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a girl pointing to a feature in the Gem Room, North Cave, opened in 1946, at the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of Dream River, North Cave, opened in 1957, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a woman viewing stalactites in the Chapel, North Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well." |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of rare black and white ribbons above Frozen Water Fall in the Cave of the Mounds. |
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