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Family Gathering on Basswood Island

Date: 1916
Description: Picnic on the shores of Basswood Island, Apostle Islands. Those picnicking include Harriet Webb, C.A. Hull, H.W. Rodgers, Mrs. J. Austin, Elizabeth Baker, ...
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Excursion Boat at the Wisconsin Dells

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Description: The Alexander Mitchell excursion boat with passengers.
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German Shepherd Dog Jumps Across Stand Rock

Date: 06 1961
Description: A German shepherd jumps across Stand Rock as a man and child in traditional Indian apparel look on. The man is pointing to the dog.
Postcard

Group of Native Americans

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Description: Group of Native Americans-Potowatomi standing in front of rock formation.
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Steamboat "Apollo 1"

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Description: Narrows; From Devil's Elbow, "Apollo No. 1" Steamboat; woman and two girls, probably Evaline Bennett, Ruth Bennett, and Miriam Bennett.
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Larks Hotel

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Description: Elevated view from Larks Hotel, looking towards Narrows. Adults and children on the ground are looking towards the river. There is a steamboat on the river...
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"Dell Queen" Entering Devil's Elbow

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Description: A woman holding a baby sits near a little girl on rocks looking down on the "Dell Queen" steamboat entering the Narrows at Devil's Elbow.
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Jaws, from Stone Pile

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Description: View along shoreline towards a woman and two children sitting on the sandy shore. There is a canoe at the edge of river.
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Jaws from Stone Pile

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Description: Jaws from Stone Pile. A girl is sitting in a canoe being held by a man who is standing on the shoreline.
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Bennett Family on the "Dell Queen" Steamboat

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Description: Bennett family posing on the bow of the "Dell Queen" steamboat.
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Sugar Bowl

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Description: View from sandy shoreline towards the Sugar Bowl, north side. Three people are in a rowboat at the end of the beach.
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Train Near Ink Stand

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Description: Elevated view of a train running parallel to the river, past the Ink Stand. Several people are standing along the tracks and waving.
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Vineyard at Alma

Date: 1890
Description: Woman standing on second story porch and boy standing in vineyard behind small residence. A bluff is in the background.
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Family and Wagon

Date: 1900
Description: A family of seven, including a baby, posing on and around a wagon with bales of hay in rocky terrain. There are steep hills behind them.
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Bathing Beach at Squire's Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1932
Description: Group of swimmers in bathing suits along the shores of Lake Delton at Squire's Evergreen Retreat. Onlookers observe the activities: children play in the wa...
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Stand Rock

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Description: Panoramic view of a large group of Native Americans posed in front of Stand Rock between two tipis.
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Log House and Cliff

Date: 05 15 1894
Description: Exterior view of a log house at the base of a cliff. A man and a boy pose in front of the house.
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"Dell Queen" at Chapel Gorge

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Description: Stereograph of the steamboat the "Dell Queen" at Chapel Gorge. A woman and a young child sit on the shoreline.
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Luncheon Hall

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Description: Stereograph of the Bennetts having a picnic in Luncheon Hall near Stand Rock. From left to right are Evaline Marshall Bennett, Miriam Bennett, John Bennett...
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Playing on the Beach at Low Tide

Date: 1930
Description: View along seashore toward people playing on the beach and wading into the water during low tide. Buildings line the hills in the background.

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