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Minnehaha Falls

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Description: Upper Mississippi. Minnehaha Falls, Minnesota.
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Waterfall at Phantom Chamber

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Description: View down towards waterfall in Phantom Chamber at Witches' Gulch.
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Side View of the Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls

Date: 1877
Description: An A.L. Dahl photograph, one of "Two different side views of the Suspension Bridge," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in ...
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Big Manitou Falls

Date: 1940
Description: Big Manitou Falls with trees and observation area.
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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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Brownstone Falls

Date: 1935
Description: View from rocky shoreline towards the Brownstone Falls in Copper Falls State Park.
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Brownstone Falls

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of the Brownstone Falls on the Bad River.
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Copper Falls

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of the waterfall where the Bad River tumbles over the Keweenawan Trap Ledge.
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Copper Falls

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of the Copper Falls on the Bad River.
Book or Pamphlet

The Falls of St. Anthony

Date: 1884
Description: Illustration of the Falls of St. Anthony, as seen in The Indian Tribes of the United States: their history antiquities, customs, religion, arts, languag...
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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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Spirit Falls

Date: 1940
Description: View of Spirit Falls at a low water stage.
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Tufa Falls

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Description: View of Tufa Falls.
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Little Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1938
Description: Little Manitou Falls on the Black River. Referred to as the "upper falls" in the park. A person is sitting on the rocks on top of the falls. This waterfall...
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Big Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1890
Description: Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great Spirit."
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Big Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1940
Description: Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state...
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Man on River near Oslo

Date: 1914
Description: Various views of places in Oslo. Text at bottom reads: "Stephenson Bros., Oslo, Manitowoc Co., Wis., U.S.A., 1914."
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Foster Falls

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Description: Foster Falls, near Highlander Folk School. This site was often used for picknicking.

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