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Out of Boat Cave

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Description: Two men navigating their canoe through caves at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Excursion Boats at the Dells

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Description: Excursion boats at the Wisconsin Dells. Boats Eolah and Alexander Mitchell at mooring, with distinctive Dells rock formations in the backgrou...
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Excursion Boat at the Wisconsin Dells

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Description: The Alexander Mitchell excursion boat with passengers.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1403: The Fleet Just Below The Dam In The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view of several groups of men on rafts loaded with felled trees.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1425 : Handspiking Off A Bar. A Heavy Lift

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men standing knee deep in water using handspikes probably in an attempt to dislodge a lumber raft from a sandbar or from the shor...
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A.C. Bennett in Automobile at Kilbourn Bridge

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Description: A.C. Bennett posing in a car, which is parked in front of Kilbourn Bridge, with three other men. A man is standing at the front of the car and another is s...
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Raftsman's Series No. 1437 : Earning Their Money

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Description: A raftsman at work raising an oar (possibly rowing) with another man standing in the background. A second raft is in the distance.
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Boat Cave

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Description: Looking into Boat Cave. Three men dressed as "Indians," one standing on shore holding a spear, two seated in a canoe.
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Steamboat "Apollo 1"

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Description: Narrows; From Devil's Elbow, "Apollo No. 1" Steamboat; woman and two girls, probably Evaline Bennett, Ruth Bennett, and Miriam Bennett.
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High Rock

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Description: North face of High Rock. Two women are sitting on the sandy beach, one child is playing along the shoreline near a rowboat and canoe pulled up on the sandy...
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Gates Ravine

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Description: View out of Gates Ravine (Glen Eyrie). One man is reclining on the beach at right, and a second man is standing on a sailboat.
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Larks Hotel

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Description: Elevated view from Larks Hotel, looking towards Narrows. Adults and children on the ground are looking towards the river. There is a steamboat on the river...
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Lower Jaws

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Description: Lower Jaws, looking downstream through from Stone Pile. Two children are the at edge of the water, one in a boat, one standing.
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Children Sitting on Rocks at the Jaws

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Description: Jaws, from Stone Pile. Two children wearing straw hats are sitting on rocks in the foreground. A canoe is pulled up on a sandy bank in the background.
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Devil's Football near the Deep Fill #219

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Description: Devil's Football, near the Deep Fill. Man and two women in canoe.
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Four Boys in a Boat #377

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Description: Ashley Bennett and three friends in a homemade sailboat. This was captioned: "Going to Join the Navy."
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Looking Down the River from Angel Rock #1080

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Description: Man in dark suit and hat reclining on Angel Rock and looking down the river. There is a bridge in the distance.
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Men in Canoe at the Jaws

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Description: Looking downstream through the Jaws. Two men are standing in a canoe, each holding an oar.
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Sugar Bowl, Making a Portage

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Description: Two men standing on the beach at Sugar Bowl, one carrying a canoe and paddle, the other holding a basket.
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Looking Out From Boat Cave

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Description: View out to the river from Boat Cave. At the entrance of the cave are two men in a canoe. H.H. Bennett's brother, John, is the paddler in the bow of the bo...

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