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Excursion Boat at the Wisconsin Dells

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Description: The Alexander Mitchell excursion boat with passengers.
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Ticket Seller

Date: 1950
Description: A man operating a ticket booth in the Wisconsin Dells. He is playing a card game, probably solitaire, on the counter.
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Group on Tour Boat

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Description: A tour boat with many passengers is traveling down a river. Two boys are sitting on the roof with suitcases and other baggage, and two men wearing hats are...
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Wisconsin Dells With Excursion Boat

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River shoreline in the Wisconsin Dells. There is an excursion boat, The Dell Queen, visible in the lower le...
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Woman on High Rock

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Description: A woman in an Indian dress and headband sits at High Rock in the Upper Dells looking over the Wisconsin River at a tour boat.
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Twin Towers

Date: 1973
Description: "The Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan stand majestic as a tour boat goes by."
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Boat Landing from State Highway 12

Date: 1927
Description: A man stands on a wooden dock near a tour boat. The sign on top of the boat advertises "Summer Homesites."
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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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View from Avery's Edgewater Lodge Porch

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Description: View from the porch of Edgewater Lodge of the Wisconsin River and rock formations. A tour boat with passengers is passing by.
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Beach at Ravenswood, Hotel Kilbourn

Date: 1927
Description: The Ravenswood beach on the Wisconsin River. A man is piloting an excursion boat as it is pulling away from the shoreline. Two rowboats are pulled up on th...
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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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Bathing Beach at Ravenswood Hotel

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Description: View from the water of the beach at the Ravenswood Hotel. A group of people are in the water and along the shoreline. There is a tour boat tied up along th...
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North Side Landing, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the North Side Landing. There is a covered tour boat at the edge of the lake and passengers on board. At the shoreline is a cabin...
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Paddle Steamer

Date: 1968
Description: Tourists boarding a paddle steamer along the Mississippi River.
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Steamer Majestic at Conference Point

Date: 1909
Description: Hand-colored postcard view from shoreline towards tourists embarking on an excursion boat; some of the people are on the boat, and others are standing on t...
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The Whole Bunch Out for a Good Time on Lake Winnebago

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Description: View of a double-deck excursion boat filled with a crowd of tourists. A few men are standing on the sidewalk to the side.
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Yellow Thunder Tour Boat

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Yellow Thunder at Chimney Rock. Olson Boat Company." The tour boat "Yellow Thunder" with visitors viewing Chimney Rock, a formation o...
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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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At the Hawk's Bill

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "At the Hawk's Bill, Wisconsin Dells, Wis." Tour boats filled with sightseers on the Wisconsin River. Trees are clinging on the side o...
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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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