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| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | The Ringling Brothers circus stored equipment in these buildings during the winter. Two cars are parked outside an auto repair and moving store. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View of Water Street, the winter home of the Ringling Brothers Circus. The whole street was circus property. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Map showing buildings formerly used as Ringling Brothers Circus winter quarters, along with adjoining buildings. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Lake Delview Hotel, the golf course, and the surrounding countryside. |
| Date: | 02 14 1944 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Spring Green High School basketball team, with two coaches and a manager. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The free tourist campground in Baraboo. Although similar free facilities were clustered in resort areas, by 1926 the Highway Commission engineer could rep... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Free public campground at Baraboo, one of 200 such facilities then made available to the traveling public by Wisconsin municipalities. |
| Date: | 06 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Nancy Waterman unsuccessfully pours milk for Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) at the Wonder Spot. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the Jacob Gasser family standing in front of the farmhouse at Tower Rock Farm. |
| Date: | 09 27 1945 |
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| Description: | Three farm wives are taking a break at the terrace plowing demonstration and conservation field day on the Carl Ribbke farm near Ableman. From left are Mr... |
| Date: | 11 02 1945 |
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| Description: | Toddler Chucky Benson, whose mother, June, is being charged with bigamy and is fighting extradition to New York. |
| Date: | 04 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman clowning around at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells... |
| Date: | 04 07 1955 |
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| Description: | Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Date: | 06 1965 |
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| Description: | Two girls facing each other while standing at odd angles at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells. One is wearing saddle shoes. |
| Date: | 06 30 1957 |
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| Description: | Four women pose at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton. They are standing at a slant. |
| Date: | 11 05 1911 |
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| Description: | A diver and team working to inspect the coffer dam for underwater damage caused by flooding. |
| Date: | 04 12 1912 |
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| Description: | A diver posing with other workmen at the power dam construction site prior to assessing underwater damage. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Group of swimmers in bathing suits along the shores of Lake Delton at Squire's Evergreen Retreat. Onlookers observe the activities: children play in the wa... |
| Date: | 07 1876 |
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| Description: | A camping party rests at the top of a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park. |
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