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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat at Larks Hotel

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Description: "Apollo No. 1" steamboat at landing of Larks Hotel.
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"New Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: View looking down at the "New Dell Queen" steamboat and passengers.
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"New Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: New "Dell Queen Steamboat" and passengers.
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Boathouse from Lake

Date: 1960
Description: Wet boathouse that belonged to Don Walkins, on Catfish Lake. A woman stands on a pier near a boat.
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CCC Camp at Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Men lined up for mealtime at the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) Camp at Devil's Lake State Park. The camp was reportedly opened in 1935 and closed in 19...
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Governor John Winthrop, Jr., Statue

Date: 1905
Description: Published by the Albertype Company of Brooklyn, New York, the image features Bela Lyon Pratt's statue honoring Governor John Winthrop Jr., once Governor o...
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Maple Bluff

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Description: Several men and boys sail in a canoe near a foliage covered rock outcropping. The boat is decorated with two flags, an American flag and one reading "JULIA...
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Boat in the Narrows

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Description: View of the Apollo of Kilbourn in the Narrows of the Wisconsin River. A group of people sit near the shore and watch the boat pass by.
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Cable Car Over Niagara Falls

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Description: Passengers aboard a cable car prepare for their trip over Niagara Falls.
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Gaylord Nelson by the St. Croix River

Date: 1967
Description: Gaylord Nelson seated on a rock overlooking the St. Croix River.
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Boat on Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View from water of a tour boat with an American flag near a boathouse on the shoreline of Mirror Lake.
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Howard White Thunder — Winnebago Indian Guide — At The Dells

Date: 1929
Description: View from pier of a Native American man wearing a headdress kneeling on a tourist boat called "Black Hawk" docked under a bridge in the Wisconsin River. He...
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Howard White Thunder — Winnebago Indian Guide — "At the Dells"

Date: 1929
Description: Native American guide in native dress standing on the bow of a tour boat floating in the river. A pilot wearing a hat is sitting behind him. On the front o...
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Excursion Boat "Mikado"

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Description: Stereograph of the "Mikado," an excursion boat painted to look like a paddle wheel steamboat. It is stopped along the shoreline of the river where rock for...
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Maple Bluff

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Description: View across water towards a small boat named "Julia" at Maple Bluff (Lake Mendota) with six people in it. Caption reads: "Maple Bluff, Madison, Wis."
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Geyser Basin

Date: 1935
Description: The photographer's two sons, Philip, left, and Herbert E. Brumder are standing near a steaming pool in one of Yellowstone's geyser basins. There are cars p...
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Pulpit Rock and Baby Grand Piano

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Pulpit Rock and Baby Grand Piano. The Ducks, Wisconsin Dells." Text on the "Duck" reads: "Amazing Land and Water Dells Tours." The na...
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North Star at Chimney Rock

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "North Star at Chimney Rock." The tour boat "North Star" with visitors viewing Chimney Rock, a formation on the shore of the Wisconsin...
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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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Site of Perrot's Wintering Post

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of two men on a rock formation in the foreground, one man sitting, and one man standing holding a flag. Below them is the Mississippi River a...

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