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Map of the Route of the Military Road from Fort Crawford to Fort Howard Via Fort Winnebago

Date: 1936
Description: This map is red and black ink on tracing cloth and is oriented with north to the upper left. This hand-drawn map shows a central portion of the military ro...
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Canal at Portage

Date: 1910
Description: View down the canal, with buildings along the shoreline, and a boat coming down the canal.
Print

Fort Winnebago

Date: 1831
Description: Drawing of Fort Winnebago (near present-day Portage) that illustrated "Wau-Bun," Juliette Kinzie's memoir of her experiences on the early Wisconsin fronti...
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Superdome Coach in the Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1953
Description: Exterior view of the Milwaukee Railroad superdome passenger car passing through the Wisconsin Dells.
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Man on Visor Ledge

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Description: Visor Ledge, man sitting on edge.
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Spearing Sturgeon at the Dam #23

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Description: Spearing sturgeon at the dam in Kilbourn. There is a man with a sturgeon on a spear in the foreground, and another man with a spear is in the background. A...
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Luncheon Hall

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Description: Luncheon Hall, looking towards Witches' Gulch, with Miriam Bennett and Ruth Bennett.
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Children Sitting on Rocks at the Jaws

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Description: Jaws, from Stone Pile. Two children wearing straw hats are sitting on rocks in the foreground. A canoe is pulled up on a sandy bank in the background.
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Four Boys in a Boat #377

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Description: Ashley Bennett and three friends in a homemade sailboat. This was captioned: "Going to Join the Navy."
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View out Phantom Chamber

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Description: Witches' Gulch, looking out of Phantom Chamber. Wooden walkway through chamber.
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Kilbourn, Interior of Railroad Bridge

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Description: Interior of railroad bridge, with walkway below. There is a man standing on the left at the railing of the walkway.
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Under the Railroad Bridge at Kilbourn

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Description: View of the river and the underside of a railroad bridge at Kilbourn. There is a building in the background on the right just above the cliffs along the ri...
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Robinson's Landing

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Description: Robinson's Landing; view up the river, with a man in uniform standing in a canoe. There is a man on the ledge above.
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Channel Behind Steamboat Rock

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Description: Channel behind Steamboat Rock, from a steamboat. Man sitting on rock ledge on right.
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Looking Down the River from Angel Rock #1080

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Description: Man in dark suit and hat reclining on Angel Rock and looking down the river. There is a bridge in the distance.
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High Rock from Romance Cliff

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Description: Elevated view of High Rock from Romance Cliff.
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Witches' Gulch

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Description: Witches' Gulch from near Diamond Grotto.
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Men in Canoe at the Jaws

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Description: Looking downstream through the Jaws. Two men are standing in a canoe, each holding an oar.
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Narrows, from the Dell House Beach

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Description: Two men dressed as "Indians" are sitting in a canoe at the edge of the beach. One is posing holding a bow and arrow, the other is holding a paddle.
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High Rock

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Description: High Rock; up Stream Side.

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