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| Date: | 06 1868 |
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| Description: | G.F. Bailey bandwagon, with band, and central elevated figure of Mazeppa legend on Broadway in Kilbourn City. Hitch is an Asiatic elephant led by paired dr... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Kilbourn City, now known as Wisconsin Dells. Kilbourn City was platted in the 1850s and received a boost when the La Crosse and Milwaukee... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from road of the Hile House, Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells). There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. Caption reads: "Hile House, Kilbourn, Wis... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office... |
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| Description: | Two men are standing by the fountain on Broadway, which is topped by a statue. A horse and carriage are parked next to the fountain, and a dog is relaxing ... |
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| Description: | View across unpaved road towards St. Cecilia's Catholic Church and rectory. |
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| Description: | View across road towards the Hile House Hotel. There is a belvedere in the center of the roof. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of... |
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| Description: | Night view of gift shops, restaurants, and other attractions in a two-story shopping plaza. Several cars are parked along the curb beneath a streetlight in... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Uphoff's Motel taken from across the street. The image shows a round section that was part of the original building known as Uphoff's Rotu... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of storefront of Dixon's Canada Store. Dixon’s Canada Store was reputed to be the finest dry-goods emporium west of Milwaukee in the mid 1860... |
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| Description: | A group of manual laborers posing for a portrait in front of a tailor's shop. The men apparently work pouring concrete to make sidewalks and are posing wit... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | This pictorial map from the first half of the 20th century shows the landmarks, highways, rail lines, and cities and villages in the vicinity of the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | This 1935 map shows the Wisconsin River from a point approximately 4 miles south of the city of Wisconsin Dells north to Duck Creek in Adams County. Sectio... |
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| Description: | The filling station and main office at Drew's Tourist Home. There are flags on the gas pumps. A man and his dog are standing next to the building. |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view from road of a guest house with a large porch. A large sign on the lawn in front advertises running water in the rooms and a rate of $1 ... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from road of the White House Hotel. There is a trellis with four columns at the sidewalk entrance that leads to a long porch with rocking cha... |
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| Description: | View across road of the cottages at the White House Hotel, with an information kiosk along the sidewalk between them. A group of people are in front of the... |
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| Description: | View from road towards a sign for the Dell View Hotel • Motel. |
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