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Chapel Gorge Beach

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Description: Elevated view of the mouth of Chapel Gorge Beach showing a canoe at the shore.
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Boulders near Devil's Doorway

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Description: Devil's Lake vicinity; Boulders on top of cliff, at foot of Devil's Doorway; man on the left.
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Man looking over Copper Falls in Mellen

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Description: Elevated view of the falls. There are three men at the top of the falls.
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Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1948
Description: View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image.
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Mt. Simon Over the Chippewa

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Description: Elevated view of the "mount" and the wide river before it and behind it. Houses and smokestacks can be seen in the far distance.
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Homestead on the Chippewa

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Description: Elevated view of a bow in the river, and a homestead on the shore, with a two-story house and a barn. Two wagons are close to the barn in the lower left co...
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Lake Mendota

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Description: Second Point in Maple Bluff looking toward Woodward's Grove.
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Willow River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: Willow River Falls. Text at right reads: "Published by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minn. Willow River Falls Near Hudeson, Wis."
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Black River Falls

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Description: Black River Falls.
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Willow River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: Willow River Falls.
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Group Along Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of four standing on the rocks along shore of the Wisconsin River at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Steamboat on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Crowded steamboat touring the Wisconsin Dells. There is a group of four people standing on the shore of the Wisconsin River looking on.
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Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
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Sign at Copper Falls State Park

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Description: A sign giving the geological story of Copper Falls and Brownstone Falls at Copper Falls State Park. Barely visible in the background are two people at the ...
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Bad River Gorge

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Description: View up the Bad River Gorge below Copper Falls at Copper Falls State Park.
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Rustic Stairways Leading to Bad River

Date: 1940
Description: Two rustic stairways leading down to the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. At the bottom of the stairs is a sign telling the geological story of Copper...
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Elephant Rock

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Description: Elephant Rock, located on one of the bluffs at Devil's Lake State Park. In front of the rock is a wooden bench with "Elephant Rock" carved into it.
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Flatboat

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Description: Elevated view of a flatboat traveling on the Yukon River through Miles Canyon in Yukon Territory, Canada. Growing on the land above the canyon are stands o...
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Mystic Lake Gorge

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Description: View of a gorge on Mystic Lake with forest covered mountains in the distance.
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Purgatory

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Description: Three men and five women posing in a rocky, wooded ravine. Caption reads: "Purgatory- Sutton, Mass."

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