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McCord Rock, Devil's Rock, Donald's Rock, Preacher's Cap

Date: 1876
Description: View of a farmstead with fences, haystacks and a wooden outbuilding. Two men are posing on top of McCord Rock, one of them saluting with his hat. Another ...
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1950
Description: View looking up at the Methodist Episcopal church over tree covered formations on the banks of Arkansaw Creek.
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Dell Creek Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: View from river of Dell Creek bridge with bluff and birch trees on the left.
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Young Men in Stream

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Description: Four young men wade in the water at the base of a rock, one holding a fishing pole. The young men could possibly be the Taylor boys catching minnows in Per...
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Below the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Two women stand on a ledge at Skillet Falls.
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Calydine Glen

Date: 1910
Description: A view of a ravine showing rock strata and a stream.
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The Gorge, Looking North

Date: 1909
Description: A view of the "Glen of the Calydon" showing a stream and rock formations.
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Skillet Falls

Date: 1909
Description: View of Skillet Falls from downstream. The trees are bare, and tree stumps are visible on the hill in the background, known locally as Mount Baldy.
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a woman holding a walking stick and wearing a hat and fur coat with a fur stole sitting on a ledge of ice at Skillet Falls. Bare trees fra...
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Two Women at Skillet Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Two well-dressed women stand at the foot of Skillet Falls. The trees in the background are bare; the hill behind is covered with tree stumps. The hill is...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: A well-dressed woman with a walking stick stands on ice at the partially frozen Skillet Falls. Bare trees frame the scene. There are patches of snow and tr...
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Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1909
Description: Two women pose behind a log which has fallen across the stream in Parfrey's Glen. One woman holds a small pail.
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The Falls

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Description: View toward two waterfalls flowing over rocks into a ravine. One waterfall is held back by a dam and the other is traversed by a railroad bridge. Trees and...
Map or Atlas

Geological Map of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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Description: A hand-drawn Geological map of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, showing the counties and streams of that area. The map also identifies the location of the...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Duluth-Superior Region

Date: 1911
Description: This map, taken from the 1911 Map of Wisconsin showing geology and roads by Hotchkiss and Thwaites, shows the northwest portion of Douglas County, Wisconsi...
Map or Atlas

Geological Map of Part of West End of Lake Superior

Date: 1911
Description: This 1911 map of the geology of northern Wisconsin between Superior and Hurley was published by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey in Fred...
Map or Atlas

A Geological, Topographical, and Subterranean Map of the Brigham Lead Mines near the Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Date: 1867
Description: This 1867 manuscript map by Increase Lapham shows the topography and geology of the Blue Mounds region in the Town of Brigham in Iowa County and the towns ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Menominee Iron Range : Showing the Cities, Towns, Villages, Railways, Trails, Lakes and Rivers, with the Iron Mines and Explorations Situated within the Northern Portions of the States of Michigan and Wisconsin

Date: 1891
Description: Map shows Iron and Dickinson Counties, Mich. and Florence County, Wis. "Nov. 1st, 1891." Irregularly shaped. Includes table of distances and township diagr...
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Map of the Wisconsin River Near Kilbourn City, Wisconsin

Date: 1866
Description: This manuscript map by Increase Lapham shows the Dells of the Wisconsin River, from Stand Rock and Witches Gulch at the north to a point approximately one ...
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Soil Map, Wisconsin, Dane County Sheet

Date: 1913
Description: Shows soil types by colors and symbols. Relief shown by contours. Soils surveyed by W.J. Geib, Arthur E. Taylor and Guy Conrey. "Base map in part from U.S....

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