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Motorboating at Devils Island

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a wooden in-board motorboat on Lake Superior. Two men are in the front seat, and two bathing beauties are riding in the back wavi...
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Big Bear in Diamond Grotto

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Description: Big Bear (a Ho-Chunk Man) sitting on the ground in front of Diamond Grotto.
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Witches' Gulch Tourist Stand

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Description: View out Witches' Gulch of tourist stand, with men sitting in chairs. There is a covered open-air platform beyond.
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Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1910
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...
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Rowing on Lake Superior

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Description: Man in a rowboat with two women along the shoreline of Lake Superior.
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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.
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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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Two Youth in Elephant Cave

Date: 1940
Description: A young boy and girl posed inside of the Elephant Cave in the east bluffs at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Algerian in Cave

Date: 08 1957
Description: View from inside of cave of an Algerian member for the National Liberation Front in the Algerian desert. He is wearing a turban, and in front of him restin...
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FLN Members Talking

Date: 08 1957
Description: Two National Liberation Front members sit and talk outside of a cave. One man in a turban is holding a rifle.
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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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Excursion Cave, Hemlock Island

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph of a sailboat in Excursion Cave, on Hemlock Island of the Apostle Islands. A man can be seen sitting in the boat.
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German Style Beer, Label

Date: 1933
Description: Label submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "German Style Beer, Peter Bub Brewery." Pictured on the label are a group of gnomes d...
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Luncheon Hall — East of Stand Rock #87

Date: 1900
Description: Three people and a young child sitting around a stone table in Luncheon Hall. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scener...
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Out of North Entrance to Cave In Lone Rock #8

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Description: View from inside of cave of two men in a canoe in the river at the entrance to the cave. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisco...
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Rocky Arbor #123

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Description: A man at the bottom of a canyon at Rocky Arbor park. Text at left: "A Trip Through the Dells of the Wisconsin."
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McSherry Cave

Date: 07 1929
Description: View uphill towards the entrance to the McSherry Cave. A woman is standing at the entrance. Trees and shrubs are growing on top of the cave.
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Rock Formations and River

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Description: View across a river towards rock formations on the far shoreline. Several people are standing in a boat or canoe in a cave on the right.
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McSherry Cave

Date: 07 1929
Description: View uphill towards the entrance to the McSherry Cave. A woman is standing at the entrance. Trees and shrubs are growing on top of the cave.
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Oehler's Cave

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Description: Hand-colored view of the entrance to Oehler's Cave. A group of people are gathered on an island in the stream at the mouth of the cave. Caption reads: "Oeh...

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