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Rustic Stairway

Date: 1940
Description: People descending a rustic stairway leading down to the trail along the Bad River.
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Women at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very lik...
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Devil's Doorway

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a woman standing in the Devil's Doorway above Devil's Lake. There is graffiti on the rocks.
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Bike and Car Road Scene

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Description: View toward a boy with his bicycle at the entrance to Putnam Hill Park on the left. There are telephone poles and trees in the center, street railroad trac...
Postcard

Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake

Date: 08 20 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen to the right and below. The lake, bluffs ...
Postcard

Doorway, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 11 10 1901
Description: Photographic postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. A man is sitting on the formation, wearing a suit and a ...
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p...
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Fayette Tourists Lodge

Date: 02 1925
Description: Four men with their collars turned up against the cold stand beside the Fayette Tourists Lodge. The Fayette post office was housed in the building. On the ...
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Fayette Hotel

Date: 02 1925
Description: A car is parked alongside the hotel in Fayette. Four men pose near the front porch. As advertised by a large sign, the hotel housed the Fayette Post Office...
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Terry Andrae State Park

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Description: Two men are holding onto the newly installed directional sign at Terry Andrae State Park. There is a building on the left. The park was established in 1927...
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Family Posing Around Binder

Date: 1900
Description: View down partially harvested field of a family posing around horse-drawn McCormick binder. Hills are in the background. In the background on the left are ...
Postcard

Official Marker; The Old Wade House

Date: 1953
Description: The Historical Marker for the Old Wade House State Park. A man and woman are standing in front of the sign, and in the background are picnic tables on a la...
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Stand Rock at Wisconsin Dells

Date: 08 24 2014
Description: View from walkway of Stand Rock rising out of the bushes and trees surrounding the geological formation. A net is strung low between Stand Rock and the nea...
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Kettle Moraine in the Winter

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Description: A wood sign in the foreground reads: "Roadside Picnic Area, Kettle Moraine State Forest, Department of Natural Resources." A few people are cross country s...
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Elderly Couple at Governor Dodge State Park

Date: 10 1978
Description: Melvin and Sadie Tvedt of Mount Horeb, walking out of the woods and across a small wooden bridge. In the foreground is a roofed bench with a sign reading: ...
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Entrance to State Forest

Date: 07 1940
Description: Two well-dressed women are posing next to an automobile parked near the arbor-like gate at the entrance to the Council Grounds State Forest, now the Counci...
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Camping in Bradley Park near Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1940
Description: A woman wearing a bandana on her head is sitting at a picnic table talking with another woman who is standing in front of a tent-style camping trailer. Bot...
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Historymobile Visitors

Date: 09 17 1955
Description: Vistors entering and exiting the Wisconsin Historical Society Historymobile parked at Point Beach State Park.
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Man with State Forestry Headquarters Sign

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Description: A man is standing outdoors next to a sign that reads: "Northern State Forest, State Forest Headquarters, District Forest Ranger, State Forest Nursery. Wisc...
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Man on Horse-Drawn Mower

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Description: Right side view of a man using a McCormick mower pulled by a team of two horses. Another man is standing in the background. Labeled: "Mr. Moody, Gardener, ...

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