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Chief Black Hawk Statue

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Description: Sculpted by Lorado Taft, and dedicated in 1911, this statue of a Native American man wrapped in a blanket stands 48 feet tall and was originally named "The...
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Rustic Bridge and Pleasure Drive

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard of a wooden bridge over the Brule River flowing through the forest. A person is on the far side of the bridge. Caption reads: "Brule Riv...
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Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Elevated view of a man standing on a rock looking over a frozen Devil's Lake in front of a Balanced Rock. Original caption: "There are some startling rock ...
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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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Brule Portage Trail

Date: 1967
Description: A family of three are portaging their canoe through the brush and trees on the Brule Portage Trail.
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Riding Horses on a Trail

Date: 1967
Description: Two young women and a man are riding horses single file on a narrow dirt path in the Kettle Moraine State Forest.
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Couple Walking Down a Trail

Date: 10 1978
Description: Melvin and Sadie Tvedt of Mount Horeb, walking down a trail at Governor Dodge State Park.
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Walking in Cathedral Woods

Date: 1911
Description: View down trail towards a small group of women and girls hiking in Cathedral Woods on a sunny day. The old growth forest is made up of pines and hemlocks.
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Cathedral Woods Hike

Date: 08 09 1911
Description: View down trail towards a group of people standing together in Cathedral Woods on a sunny day.
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Path to Cathedral Woods from Barn Pond

Date: 1911
Description: View down the first part of the path to Cathedral Woods from Barn Pond. The logs laid lengthwise and crosswise help one across the bog into the forest prop...

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