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Man on Visor Ledge

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Description: Visor Ledge, man sitting on edge.
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Big Bear in Diamond Grotto

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Description: Big Bear (a Ho-Chunk Man) sitting on the ground in front of Diamond Grotto.
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Hornet's Nest

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Description: West side of Hornet's Nest. One man sitting on top edge, one sitting at right under overhang, three in background below overhang.
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Ink Stand and Sugar Bowl

Date: 10 1889
Description: South side of Ink Stand and Sugar Bowl. Hattie and John Bennett in the boat; Nellie Bennett seated beneath the tree.
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Opposite Steamboat Rock

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Description: Two men near shoreline in a canoe opposite Steamboat Rock.
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Angel Rock

Date: 1900
Description: View along rockface shoreline towards a woman and two children sitting on Angel Rock. Along a cliff along the opposite shoreline are buildings and a bridge...
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H.H. Bennett in Boat

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Description: Henry Hamilton Bennett poling his boat close along a rock formation in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Lost Canyon

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Description: Elevated view of a cart of tourists in Lost Canyon.
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Wisconsin Dells With Excursion Boat

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River shoreline in the Wisconsin Dells. There is an excursion boat, The Dell Queen, visible in the lower le...
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Diamond Grotto

Date: 03 21 1881
Description: Four women gather in the Diamond Grotto, a notable land form in the Wisconsin Dells. There is a rustic bridge in the foreground.
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Entrance to Schofield Cottage Hotel

Date: 1929
Description: A group portrait at the entrance to the Schofield Hotel. A man and five women pose near a parked car at the hotel entrance sign. The sign listed J.A. Smith...
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Bennett House

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Description: Two women and a girl in the fenced yard at the Bennett House. One of the woman may be Harriet Bennett. The girl is holding a dog.
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Fernwood — Residence of Colonel Schofield

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Description: Exterior view from road towards Colonel Schofield's residence. A man and two women are sitting on the porch, and a person and a horse are standing at the g...
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Rocky Arbor #123

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Description: A man at the bottom of a canyon at Rocky Arbor park. Text at left: "A Trip Through the Dells of the Wisconsin."
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Cottages at Berry's Coldwater Canyon Hotel

Date: 1926
Description: View up slope towards two small cottages at the Coldwater Canyon Hotel. A man with a tennis racket is seated on the porch of the cottage on the left.
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Main Building — Birchcliff Hotel

Date: 1927
Description: View across lawn of the main building, with a woman is standing at the entrance to the dining room of the Birchcliff Hotel.
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Main Building, the "Black Oaks at the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: Three-quarter view of the main building. A woman us standing on the porch holding a broom, and a bicycle is parked at the bottom of the stairs. Tennis rack...
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Fishin's Good at Jordan Lake

Date: 1926
Description: Men and boys fishing at Jordan Lake. One man is standing next to a boat pulled up at the shore and is holding up his catch of the day. There are cattails a...
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Mrs. Sam T. Cummings

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Description: View of the house of Sam T. Cummings that provided guest lodging. His wife, Josephine, is seated on the front stairs. Another woman is seated on the lawn s...
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Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1927
Description: View across road of a large cottage with a front porch on the right, with two people sitting in a lawn chair in front. Down the hill on the left behind tre...

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