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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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Big Bear in Diamond Grotto

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Description: Big Bear (a Ho-Chunk Man) sitting on the ground in front of Diamond Grotto.
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Boy at Witches' Gulch Bracket

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Description: Bracket at the mouth of Witches' Gulch, with boy a posing sitting on the edge.
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International Harvester Agent in Japan

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Description: Mr. Asai and a woman (his wife?) standing on a rock. Mr. Asai was an International Harvester Company agent in Japan.
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"Won-Si-Vu at Rest"

Date: 1873
Description: Native American woman, a member of the Ute Indian Tribe, seated on a rock outcropping in traditional costume.
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Indian Petroglyphs

Date: 1960
Description: Norb Bybee shoots a self-portrait with his camera of petroglyphs that are carved in the face of a rock shelter near Gullikson's Glen.
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Spirit Stones

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Description: Two Native American men, one of whom is holding his hand palm up, pose with two piles of spirit stones.
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Portrait of Photographer Matthew Witt

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Description: Casual portrait of photographer Matthew Witt seated at the foot of a ridge. It's likely that the image is a self-portrait produced by Witt himself.
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Ho-Chunk Couple Posed on Rocky Area

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Description: View of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a rocky outcrop near a tree. Far below in the background are fields, hills, ...
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Child with Dog on River Shore

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Description: A Ho-Chunk woman with a child in her lap, and a dog sitting nearby, are posing on large rocks by the river shoreline. The woman is wearing a shawl around h...
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Girl Climbing Rocks at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1938
Description: A girl climbing over the rocks at Devil's Lake State Park against a scenic view of the lake and surrounding areas.
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Two Youth in Elephant Cave

Date: 1940
Description: A young boy and girl posed inside of the Elephant Cave in the east bluffs at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Balancing Rock

Date: 1920
Description: A large, balancing boulder in Paradise Park, Ohio. A man is posed standing on the left side of the rock and a woman is posed standing on the right side of ...
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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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Winnebago Indian Woman

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Description: View of a Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian woman in traditional dress. The woman stands on stone steps, surrounded by flowers and trees.
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Woman on High Rock

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Description: A woman in an Indian dress and headband sits at High Rock in the Upper Dells looking over the Wisconsin River at a tour boat.
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Pacific Athletic Club Director

Date: 1945
Description: Leota Kelly, director of the Red Cross's Pacific Athletic Club, posing for a picture by the shore in Tinian at the site of the new Red Cross Club. Kelly is...
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Man Posing on Bluff Above a Farm

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Description: A man poses on a bluff overlooking a farm in the valley below.
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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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Mrs. A.S. Richards

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Description: Stereograph of Mrs. A.S. Richards posing with a camera and tripod over her shoulder among boulders. There is a box, probably holding glass-plate negatives,...

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