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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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Herman Amberg Preus and Caroline Keyser Preus House

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Description: Wood frame house with carpenter's lace and family seated and standing to side of house in background. A windmill and small barn with cupola is in the right...
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Andrew Amundsen Family Pose near House

Date: 1870
Description: The Andrew Amundsen family posing in front of their frame house with some of their furniture. A quilt is on the back of one chair and a shawl is on the bac...
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R. Daniel Rickelsen Family Pose near House

Date: 1877
Description: The R. Daniel Rickelsen Rickelsen family is gathered around a table in a yard. A man holds a stick, and a clay pipe sits on the table. The frame house behi...
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Woman on Footbridge

Date: 1909
Description: Woman standing on footbridge in a forested area in Durwards Glen.
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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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Portage Canal

Date: 02 05 1928
Description: Slightly elevated view of the Portage Canal, looking east from the canal bridge. A man is standing on a large platform on the left side of the canal near a...
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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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Indian Village Site

Date: 1907
Description: A well-dressed man stands on barren, sandy soil identified as an Indian village site near Okee. Near him the soil is stained darker than the surrounding ar...
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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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Men at Periwinkle Waterfall

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Description: Two men sit near Periwinkle Falls. The falls are surrounded by ferns and other foliage.
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"The Mud King"

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A bearded young man, Michael McCormick of Madison, was crowned the "The Mud King." He is covered in dark mud from the banks of nearby Rowan Creek holding a...
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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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