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Group of People with "Yankee Boy"

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Description: Elevated view from hill of men and women disembarking from the "Yankee Boy" boat on what appears to be a lake pier, with rowboats on the near shoreline, an...
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Excursion Boating

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Description: View toward the front of an excursion boat on the St. Croix River. The rocky shoreline is lined with pine trees.
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Excursion Boats at Playland

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of excursion boats docked at Playland near a jetty. People walk on the dock to board the boat, and tables shaded by umbrellas ...
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Boating in the "Texas"

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Description: View of the "Texas,, a small boat carrying three passengers on Devil's Lake.
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Row Boats at Devil's Lake

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Description: A man and two women stand on a dock at Devil's Lake while a couple rows in a canoe on the water. Other rowboats are docked nearby and a covered rowboat na...
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Pleasure Boat Ride

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Description: View of an outing party on board the pleasure boat, 'Victor.' Published by The Rexall Drug Store.
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Hartford Cottage on the Mississippi River

Date: 1910
Description: A small cottage in a wooded setting. There is a small boat with a man on the shoreline. There is a steep bluff on the far shoreline. A Frank Feiker 'Souven...
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Kirkland Landing, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline of boats, including an excursion boat, on the shoreline and along both sides of a pier. There are three men on the pier at Kirkland Lan...
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The "Columbia" Steamboat at Bernard's Boat Landing

Date: 1893
Description: View down pier towards the "Columbia" steamboat at the boat landing. The shoreline is the the background. There are three or four people on the steamboat a...
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Group of People in Excursion Boat

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Description: View from shoreline towards a small group of people on an excursion boat in the water near the shore. Bluffs are in the background. Caption reads: "Scene n...
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The Wisconsin at Chimney Rock

Date: 1956
Description: Text on front reads: "The Wisconsin at Chimney Rock, Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A tour boat full of visitors on the Wisconsin River at the formation named Chim...
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High Rock from Romance Cliff

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "High Rock from Romance Cliff. Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "High Rock from Romance Cliff.–This is the imposing 'Lower J...
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Lone Rock

Date: 10 01 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Lone Rock. Lower Dells, Wis." The tour boat "Josephine" from the Dells Boat Company glides past an island rock formation. Trees and f...
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Pleasure Boat on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View of a boat, the Whittaker, with most people sitting in chairs, and a few men standing. In the background is a steep shoreline, with houses along...

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