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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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Greetings From Brady's Lodge Kilbourn, Wis.

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Description: A collection of eight images of Brady's Lodge and other sights around the Dells. Includes the main building, cabins, views of the Wisconsin River, tour boa...
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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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Dell Queen and Passengers

Date: 1890
Description: Group of tourists and crew members on the bow deck of the DELL QUEEN, an excursion boat that operated on the Wisconsin River at Wisconsin Dells.
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Boat Ride

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline towards a large group of men and women posing on the shore, and on boat moored to the shore of a lake. Location identified as a 1908 bo...
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Angle Worm Station, Lake Monona

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Description: View from shoreline of four boats at the dock for Angle Worm Station: "Tonyawatha," "Lakeside," "Winnequah" and "Monona." People are posing on the boats. A...
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Lake Monona Steamers

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Description: View from water towards shoreline of Lake Monona steamers "Tonyawatha" and "Winnequah" moored at the Angle Worm Station pier. There is a man standing in ea...
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Group Outing on a Boat

Date: 1897
Description: View from shoreline of excursion boat docked in a wooded area. From left to right: Mary ??, Elizabeth Layton, Grace Hayman, Henry Wallis (owner of the Fren...
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Monona Lake Assembly at Olin Park

Date: 1890
Description: View from pier of groups of people walking along a Lake Monona dock and on the walkway to the shore. On the right is an excursion boat with a United States...
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The "Columbia" Steamboat at Bernard's Boat Landing

Date: 1893
Description: View down pier towards the "Columbia" steamboat at the boat landing. The shoreline is the the background. There are three or four people on the steamboat a...
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Pier at Black Point

Date: 07 02 1939
Description: The launch "Penguin" is moored at the pier at Black Point; the United States flag is lifted by the breeze. A brick walkway leads to the pier.
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The Whiting House

Date: 1880
Description: View from water over boats towards the four-story wood frame Second Empire style Whiting House Hotel standing on the lake shore at Lake Geneva. Several set...
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Sightseeing by Excursion Boat

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Description: View across water towards people in an excursion boat on a river passing rocky and hilly shoreline covered with trees and plants. There is a man in another...
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 7

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Four of the images are of individuals or small groups of people, who ma...
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 15

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. The images are of a variety of excursion boats, sailboats, and horse-dr...
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 18

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Several of the images are view of a lake, and the others have are of pe...
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Young Native American at the Wisconsin River

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Description: A Native American Indian in native dress, including a beaded bandolier and feathered headdress, gazing out to the Wisconsin River. He is standing on a rock...
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Lake Geneva

Date: 08 2013
Description: View down pier towards yacht named "Louise" tied up to a post. The yacht is used to take tourists around the lake.
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Namekagon Queen

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Description: Men, women, and children are on a riverboat named "Namekagon Queen," which is on the Namekagon River next to a wooden dock.

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