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Hile House

Date: 1905
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...
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Alcohol Abuse Educational Display

Date: 05 1971
Description: Educational display of the Alcohol Problems Council of Wisconsin, a descendant of the Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League, at a conference of the Wisconsin Parent...
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and East Side

Date: 1875
Description: Exterior of the front and east side of the Bennett Studio when it was new, showing the skylight and the revolving print house. There is a large windmill be...
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H.H. Bennett Studio, Front and West Side

Date: 1875
Description: Front and west side of Bennett Studio. There is a windmill behind the building.
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Rocky Arbor Roadside Park Sign

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Description: A man stands to the right holding the newly built and planted roadside park sign (only right arm visible). There is a building in the far background. Rocky...
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Winnebago Indian Village Sign

Date: 08 1957
Description: View from street of a sign hanging at 211 Broadway, advertising the Winnebago Indian Village, which was managed by Pipe Dyer.
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Live Show at Fort Dells

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Description: Two men, dressed in old western costumes, are pretending to fight each other for the entertainment of a crowd at Fort Dells.
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Chamber of Commerce

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Description: Exterior view of the Chamber of Commerce on the corner of Oak and Broadway.
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Chamber of Commerce

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Description: The Chamber of Commerce on the corner of Oak and Broadway under a dark sky.
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Two Boys Posing Outdoors

Date: 1939
Description: Two boys are standing outdoors. Behind them is a bench along the side of a brick building.
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Three People Posing on Sidewalk

Date: 1939
Description: Two young people posing with a Native American man in a feather headdress and beaded clothing on sidewalk in front of a brick building.
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At the Dells

Date: 1926
Description: Members of the extended Brumder family pose on a pier at the Wisconsin Dells. A motor launch with "Olson Boat Co" painted on the side is moored at the pier...
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Cottage

Date: 1926
Description: A cottage with a stone wing built at a right angle to a log wing is standing in dappled shade. Between the two wings is a gabled, stone projection. A large...
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Dell View Hotel Motel

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Description: View from road towards a sign for the Dell View Hotel • Motel.
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Tommy Bartlett Boat

Date: 1957
Description: Four women are standing in the Tommy Bartlett boat. Three of them are wearing striped bathing suits, and one woman is wearing a white bathing suit. Two wat...
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Chalet Cabin Court

Date: 1953
Description: Text on front reads: "The Chalet Cabin Court on Hy. 12 & 13, Tel.33882, Wis. Dells, Wis." The log cabin office at the Chalet Cabin Court. A dog is sitting ...
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Tour Boat "Josephine"

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "'Capt. Herb Droste' and the 'Josephine,' Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A tour boat and the captain, moored at the Dells Boat Company dock wi...
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Northwest Settlement

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A model historical village with a guardhouse flying the American flag in the center, flanked by fences and mor...

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