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| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across water toward the Princeton brewery on a bend in the Fox River. Caption reads: "A Bend in the Historic Fox at Princeton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | This was the first bridge built across the Wisconsin River, constructed about 1850, although it was not opened to traffic until 1852. It was torn down in 1... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards a large boat, perhaps an excursion boat, and sailboats docked further down along the curving shoreline. Beyond the boats is a t... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the 180-foot high Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there. |
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| Description: | Waldheim Park Sanatorium boat house. Caption reads: "Boat House, Waldheim Park Sanatorium, Oconomowoc, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a pier and the Yacht Club at the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. Caption reads: "Club House and... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View down pier towards the Yacht Club on shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. Caption reads: "Oshkosh Yacht Club, Oshkosh, Wis... |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Yacht Club on the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof. A boat is near the pier on the right. Cap... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View towards the Yacht Club on the shoreline of Lake Winnebago. There is a widow's walk on the roof, and a large wrap-around porch. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of lake and and a bridge road. A man is standing on the road, and a boat is pulled up near the bridge. There is a building on the opposite sh... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards a man on a boat on lake, and a bridge road in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Greetings from Okauchee, Wis." |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Ice House Bay and the lake. A man and a dog are standing on dock in the foreground, and on the right is a man in rowboat. There is a large building on the... |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Two men are pulling a giant fish over a wooden fence. They are on the shore of a lake. On the ground beside the men rests a pile of several other giant fis... |
| Date: | 06 30 1916 |
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| Description: | Three men attempt to pull a giant fish onto shore using a rope. A dam spans the length of the river in the background. Red text in the upper left corner be... |
| Date: | 08 05 1922 |
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| Description: | Two fishermen on a lake catch a giant fish. Both of the fishermen are wearing hats and one is smoking a pipe. A dock and the tip of a boat are in the foreg... |
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| Description: | Three men in a old-fashioned car are driving in a lake and trying to catch two giant fish near the shore. One of the men drives while the other two are try... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Photomontage of three fishermen in a rowboat, seen from behind, trying to reel in giant fish. A shadowy forest is visible on the opposite side of the river... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Levee in harbor, with boats, horse-drawn carriages, and steamboats. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis." |
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| Description: | Harbor full of steamboats. The shoreline is bustling with people walking amidst the buildings, piers and bridges. Caption reads: "La Crosse Harbor, La Cros... |
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