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Peninsula State Park

Date: 1954
Description: View looking west from Eagle Bluff toward Nicolet Bay, the Strawberry Islands, and Chambers Island. Three people are sitting on the stone wall of the overl...
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view, looking north, from the Hotz family compound near the bluff entrance to Fish Creek. Evergreens and bare birch trees stand in the foreground,...
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Winter Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View looking north over Fish Creek Bay, with Hen Island and Peninsula State Park in the background. There is snow on the ground, and evergreens and bare bi...
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View from Weborg Point

Date: 1915
Description: An unidentified child sits on the rocky shore at Weborg Point. Big Strawberry Island is seen center right, with Chambers Island on the horizon to the left.
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Hen Island

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view over a heavily wooded area to Fish Creek Harbor and Hen Island, with Peninsula State Park in the background.
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Cana Island

Date: 1915
Description: Birch and evergreen trees line the rocky shore of Toft Point, with Cana Island and its lighthouse in the background.
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Hen Island

Date: 1915
Description: Hen Island is reflected in the water of Fish Creek Bay in this view from Nelson Point in Peninsula State Park. The homes and businesses of Fish Creek are i...
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Looking Northwest From Cave — Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1929
Description: View from entrance of a cave looking out to the Mississippi River, a railroad bridge, all surrounded by a forest. There is a small island in the river.
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Looking Northwest From Signal Point — Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view from Signal Point of the Mississippi River, railroad and surrounding forest and wetlands.
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Northern Lakes Park

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Description: View from shoreline over a marshy area towards a lake at Northern Lakes Park. There is a tree-covered shoreline in the far background. There may be an isl...
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Eagle Cliff, Perrot State Park

Date: 02 02 1927
Description: Elevated view of a cliff side overlooking a river. Caption reads: "Eagle Cliff, or Second Peak, in Perrot State Park. Donor Dr. Eben Pierce. Near Trempeale...
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Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River looking north from Tower Hill State Park. There are sandbars in the river. The water tower and village of Sp...
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Wisconsin River Valley from Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River Valley, looking down across tree-covered bluffs. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Valley from Nelson Dewey State Park."
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Walking in Cathedral Woods

Date: 1911
Description: View down trail towards a small group of women and girls hiking in Cathedral Woods on a sunny day. The old growth forest is made up of pines and hemlocks.
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Path to Cathedral Woods from Barn Pond

Date: 1911
Description: View down the first part of the path to Cathedral Woods from Barn Pond. The logs laid lengthwise and crosswise help one across the bog into the forest prop...
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Sawyer Harbor and Cabot's Point

Date: 1940
Description: Text on front reads: "Sawyer Harbor and Cabot's Point from Tower, Potowatomi State Park, Door County, Wis." Elevated view across Sawyer Harbor towards Stur...

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