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Ticket Seller

Date: 1950
Description: A man operating a ticket booth in the Wisconsin Dells. He is playing a card game, probably solitaire, on the counter.
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Sportsman's Paradise Billboard

Date: 05 07 1935
Description: Four men are looking on during installation of a billboard designed by Hinkson Advertising Agency, at the corner of S. Park Street and Olin Avenue. The sig...
Postcard

Lover's Leap

Date: 1906
Description: View of Lover's Leap with a group of people on the rocks near the shoreline under an overhang. Caption reads: "Lovers Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
Photograph

Eau Claire Tourist Cabins

Date: 1929
Description: Bartlett's Cabin Camp on Highways 10 &12 near Eau Claire.
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Jumping Stand Rock

Date: 05 1980
Description: Ashley Bennett II, age 46, son of original jumper, at Stand Rock.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: My Vacation Dream

Date: 1934
Description: A fisherman is reclining in his boat at sunset as many fish swim in the lake. He is drinking beer out of a tap attached to a barrel floating in the water. ...
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The Leap

Date: 1997
Description: A man leaps to Stand Rock as a crowd watches.
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Visting Rotarians

Date: 1931
Description: A group of Rotarian tourists pose next to their tour bus in England. Joseph Jackson of Madison, the tall man in the back row wearing a hat, was a national...
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"Dillinger" Director with Dick Matty

Date: 1990
Description: Director Rupert Wainwright holding a "Dillinger Shot-in-Wisconsin" t-shirt. With him is Dick Matty, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Tourism, of w...
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Road Repairs Crew with D-40 Truck

Date: 06 29 1937
Description: An International D-40 truck used by the Brennan Paving Company is parked in a paved lot in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, while a group of men work in the...
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Steamer in the Dells

Date: 1903
Description: Group of people on the excursion steamer Eleanor in the Dells.
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Good Will Tour

Date: 11 28 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm (left) inspecting the 21 wheels of Marathon County cheddar cheese and keys to Wisconsin's vacation land on the steps of the Wiscon...
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Wally Byam Airstreamer

Date: 06 1959
Description: Two men with cameras around their necks stand near a couple in a Plymouth pulling an airstream camper through a gate. The sign on the gate in the backgroun...
Photograph

The "Guardian" Chinese Tour

Date: 04 1974
Description: Supporters of the "Guardian," a weekly radical newspaper, visiting the birthplace of Mao Tse Tung.
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International Scout Trucks in Western Scene

Date: 1965
Description: A man wearing a cowboy hat and a hip holster stands on a dirt road as a line of International Scout trucks passes by. A series of shops, restaurants, and o...
Book or Pamphlet

Guide Book User

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a man standing on a road near a sign reading "Tours" and consulting a guide book.
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Entrance to Silver-Dale Resort

Date: 04 1925
Description: View of the wood trellis fence and columns that frame the entrance gate to the Silver-Dale Resort. A group of people are sitting on the porch of a refreshm...
Photograph

Filling Station at Old Newport Resort on Lower Dells

Date: 1929
Description: Filling station with attendant standing outside near two pumps. There is a stand with signs advertising Old Gold cigarettes, 5 cent vegetable sandwiches, P...
Postcard

Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...
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Historic House Tourists

Date: 1945
Description: Visitors to the historic Charles A. Grignon House (built 1837-1839), probably during the 1940s. The visitors are seated on a corner of the front porch unde...

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