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Stone Face, Devil's Lake

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Stone Face in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and shrubs can be seen all around. A man is standing to th...
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Boat Landing, Cliff House, Devil's Lake

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Description: Black and white postcard of the boat landing in front of Cliff House, a resort hotel, in Devil's Lake State Park. Two men show off their catch of seven fis...
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Great Stone Face, Devil's Lake

Date: 07 13 1906
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the rock formation called the Great Stone Face in Devil's Lake State Park. A man is standing to the right of the "...
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Castle Rock

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Description: Colorized postcard of Castle Rock, a geological formation of the coast of the Apostle Islands. A man is sitting under the arch. Caption reads: "Castle Rock...
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Falls of Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards the dam or waterfall across Mirror Lake. There are tree branches in the foreground on the left, and rock formations above the fal...
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Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Cleopatra's Needle rock formation, with Devil's Lake in the background. Caption reads: "Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] La...
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Washington Harbor Bluff, Washington Island

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Description: View along shoreline towards Washington Harbor Bluff. There are two men standing at the shoreline on the right.
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Elk Hole on Lost Creek

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Description: View across stream towards an exposed outcropping at the base of a hill. Caption reads: "Elk Hole on Lost Creek, near Ellsworth, Wis."
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Eagle Cliff

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Description: View from water towards Eagle Cliff (Bluff) in Peninsula State Park Caption reads: "Eagle Cliff, Ephraim, Wis."
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Big Rock Monterey

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Description: Front of postcard envelope, with a scene of children on top of Big Rock Monterey on the Rock River. Inside the envelope is an accordion-folded set of vario...
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Wisconsin Postcard

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Description: Printed color postcard. In the center is a map of Wisconsin with towns, rivers and other attractions over a yellow background. Around the outside is a doub...
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Lover's Leap, Idlewild

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Description: Color postcard across water towards a rock formation. Waves are breaking against the rocks below. In the upper-right corner of the postcard are cherries on...
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Maple Bluff

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Description: View across water towards a small boat named "Julia" at Maple Bluff (Lake Mendota) with six people in it. Caption reads: "Maple Bluff, Madison, Wis."
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Messengers Shore

Date: 06 18 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Messengers Shore, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis." Cottages and piers on the rocky shore of Devil's Lake. Tree-covered bluffs rise behind the...
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Lone Rock

Date: 07 12 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Lone Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin." A view of Lone Rock from below, with a canoe on the right-hand side, near the shore.
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Devil's Lake

Date: 09 14 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Devils [sic] Lake, Baraboo, Wis." An elevated view of the lake from the bluffs. Trees and rocks are on the shoreline.
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Boat Landing and Steamboat

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Boat Landing, Dells of the Wisconsin." The steamboat "Apollo No. 1" at the Dells Boat Landing on the Wisconsin River. A building and ...
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Steamer "Winnebago"

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Steamer 'Winnebago' at Dells Boat Co. Landing, The Dells, Kilbourn, Wis." The steamboat "Winnebago," with passengers, at the Dells Bo...
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Black Hawk's Head

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Black Hawk's Head, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "Up stream, after passing High Rock and Chimney Rock, on the right hand...
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Demon's Anvil

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Demon's Anvil, Dells of the Wisconsin River." A rock formation and trees above the Wisconsin River, with the opposite shoreline in th...

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