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Increase Lapham Examining a Meteorite

Date: 1871
Description: Stereograph portrait of Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875) examining the sixth fragment of a 33 lb. meteorite found in Trenton, Washington County, Wisconsin...
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Hermit of Diamond Grotto

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Description: Hermit of Diamond Grotto (probably William H. Metcalf) looking through Black Hawk's Port Hole, Diamond Grotto.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1411: Witching Up

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men "witching up."
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"Apollo No. 1" Steamboat and Passengers

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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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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Throwing Rope From Raft

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Description: Two men are on a raft. One man is bending to lift a piece of wood, and the second man is throwing a rope to a third man on the shore.
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John H. Otto

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Description: Captain John Henry Otto, (marked with X), along with another man from the 21st Wisconsin Infantry, posing on the top of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee. John H...
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Men with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Men are sitting and standing around a McCormick mower, while a man wearing a suit and hat is standing to the left writing on a slip of paper, possibly a re...
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People in front of Frame House

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Description: Three men, two women, two boys, and a girl are posing standing near a wagon pulled by a team of two horses. Behind them is a tall frame house with a large ...
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In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River — Stand Rock, Showing Top #86

Date: 06 24 1878
Description: Stereograph of three men at the top of Stand Rock. One man is standing holding his rifle, while the two other people are sitting. Text at right: "Wandering...
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Diamond Grotto — In Witches' Gulch #246

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Description: Stereograph of a bearded man, William Metcalf, at Diamond Grotto in Witches' Gulch. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin ...
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Wonders of the Rocky Rock — Indian Pass #189

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Description: An unidentified bearded man, holding a rifle as a walking stick, and his dog, in front of a rock formation. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders an...
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Mailman and His Family

Date: 1890
Description: On the right a mailman is standing with his horse and cart. The cart is labeled "RFD Route No.1" and "U.S. Mail." Members of his family, one boy and one gi...
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Three Men at Mechanic's Rock

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of three men standing in the water at Mechanic's Rock on the Mississippi River.
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Elderly Man Fishing

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view over water towards an elderly man using a long pole to fish from a steep rock ledge on the opposite shoreline.
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Couple Sitting on the Rocks

Date: 1908
Description: Unidentified elderly man with younger woman sitting on rocks.
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Pictograph Rock

Date: 1888
Description: View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Caption on photograph reads: "Pictograph Rock. Rock bearing aboriginal...
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Pictograph Rock

Date: 1888
Description: View looking up at three men and a child on top of a cliff on which are petroglyphs. Pictograph Rock bearing aboriginal carvings, located on the south side...

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