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| Description: | Up from the foot of the cliff at the mouth Witches' Gulch. Two women are posing sitting on the right. There is a third person in the lower left-hand corner... |
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| Description: | "Apollo No. 1" steamboat entering Devil's Elbow at Narrows. There is a building in the background with a sign on the roof, probably the Larks Hotel. |
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| Description: | View of bow of "Apollo No. 1" steamboat with passengers posing near a dock on the shoreline. |
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| Description: | View into entrance of Witches' Gulch, near Diamond Grotto. There is a man and woman standing in the distance. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | "Mineral spring pavilion with visitors taking the waters." Seven adults, including a man in a top hat, five children and a woman are posing in a gazebo bui... |
| Date: | 06 1877 |
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| Description: | A huge crowd, mostly men, has gathered on the bank of Devil's Lake to witness the firing of a cannon. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June 21-22, 18... |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, June 21st & 22nd, 1877." A stereograph showing spectators gathered behind the starter's cannon on Devil's Lake. |
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| Description: | Woman dressed as Paulina Bunyan (female version of Paul Bunyan) standing in the Minirama recreation of the Wisconsin Dells. She holds an axe in one hand an... |
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| Description: | Seven skiers in a pyramid. Four men are on waterskis on the bottom, and three women are standing on top of their shoulders. The women are wearing unusual c... |
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| Description: | Four female water skiers posed in profile in white bathing suits on a pier or floating raft. Three stand on a ladder so they appear in a vertical column. O... |
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| Description: | Young girl in a bathing suit standing on a platform in the water looking over the Minirama scale model of Dells Landing. Also in the photograph are a minia... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of pyramid of water skiers in Tommy Bartlett's show on Lake Delton. The woman on top of the pyramid holds a red flag. |
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| Description: | Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, June 21st & 22nd, 1877." A stereograph showing spectators gathered behind the starter's cannon on Devil's Lake. |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well." |
| Date: | 08 08 1989 |
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| Description: | Water skier lifting an inflatable doll during an Aquaducks show. |
| Date: | 09 01 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "The Original Dells Duck Tour. After descending the rock walled, fern covered trails, your Duck enters the beautiful Lower Dells of ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Tourists on the "Commander", a Wisconsin Dells tour boat on the Wisconsin River. The shores are lined with rock formations and trees. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Clipper 'Winnebago' at the Lower Jaws of the Dells showing Alligator Rock on the upper right hand corner." A ... |
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