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Lovers' Lane

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Description: View down dirt path through a wooded area. Beyond the trees are houses and buildings.
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Free Tourist Park

Date: 1925
Description: The entrance to the Carthwaite Park tourist camp and picnic grounds. There is a sign for a filling station 1 mile ahead. A car is parked inside the grounds...
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Bird's-Eye View of Town

Date: 1930
Description: View from hill of a farm near a pond. There are homes along the far shoreline, and a lake and hills in the far background.
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Bird's-Eye View of Coon Valley

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Coon Valley from a hilltop. Trees are on either side of the frame. In the city, there is a cemetery, church, and field of crops.
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1925
Description: View of Coon Valley. Tall plants cover the lower portion of the frame. The landscape is includes homes, fields, and hills.
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Scene at Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Rock formations at Congress Hall on the Dell View Resort property.
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Rustic Bridge at Ferndell

Date: 1921
Description: A high wooden pedestrian bridge along a forest path, crossing over a deep gorge.
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Old Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The Humbird Roller Mill surrounded by rural landscape. A man leads on a porch beam as he poses for the picture.
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Boat Landing and Bathing Beach at Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1931
Description: A boathouse and canoe boats along Lake Delton. The boathouse is painted with advertisements that read, "Cottages - Rooms - Cabins - Refreshments - Free Cam...
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Bird's-Eye View of Business District

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of an urban main street in the foreground and a rural landscape in the background.
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Mill in Lodi

Date: 1911
Description: View down an unpaved road towards a four-story mill. Two boys pose on the side of the road.
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Looking Northwest From Cave — Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1929
Description: View from entrance of a cave looking out to the Mississippi River, a railroad bridge, all surrounded by a forest. There is a small island in the river.
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Looking Northwest From Signal Point — Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view from Signal Point of the Mississippi River, railroad and surrounding forest and wetlands.
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Looking North from Nelson Dewey State Park

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Description: A bird's eye view overlooking the Mississippi River, sand bars, the railroad bridge, surrounding forests and wetlands.
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Trail to Historic Shot Tower — Shot Tower State Park Near Mazomanie

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Description: View down trail along steep hill in the woods with birch and pine trees. A sign posted on a tree reads: "To The Cave."
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Wisconsin River Valley from Bogus Bluff

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River from Bogus Bluff. There is a tree in the foreground and sandbars in the river.
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Rock Scenery at Chula Vista Hotel Grounds

Date: 1926
Description: Elevated scenic view of the Wisconsin River with rock formations along the shoreline.
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Jordan Lake at Clearwater Cottages

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of Jordan Lake. Two people are fishing in a rowboat below, and the wooded far shoreline is in the distance.
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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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Cottages at White Pines — Highway 16

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Description: Two small guest cottages surrounded by woods. Both cottages have screened-in porches.

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