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Family Standing in front of Wood Fence

Date: 1872
Description: Family in front of a wood fence with one man sitting on top of it. A woman holds a baby and child on small front porch of frame house behind. There is an a...
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Young Couples at the Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Well-dressed young couples sit in the foreground. In the background is a picket fence running along a busy road with horse and buggy traffic. Further on is...
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Lunch Crowd at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, June 21st & 22nd, 1877." A crowd sits on the ground about to commence lunch at Devil's Lake.
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Aztalan State Park

Date: 1945
Description: Field prior to the park's reconstruction, with a fence in the foreground. A river is at the bottom of the hill.
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: View of Aztalan State Park site when it was called Aztalan Mound Park.
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Ephraim from Peninsula State Park

Date: 1950
Description: Downtown Ephraim from Peninsula State Park, directly across the bay.
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Uncovering Bison Bones

Date: 1936
Description: Three men looking over the process of uncovering bones of a bison in Interstate Park.
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Trail at Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1963
Description: A trail leading into Parfrey's Glen in Devil's Lake State Park. Parfrey's Glen was Wisconsin's first State Natural Area in 1952.
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Kettle Moraine State Forest

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Description: Kettle Moraine State Forest with moraines. A fence line partially consisting of glacial erratic rocks is visible in the foreground.
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Boating on Devil's Lake

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Description: Two men and a woman attend to boats in the lake, while three children wait ashore.
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Governor Dodge State Park Extension

Date: 08 30 1964
Description: A power line is juxtaposed against a group of trees growing on a small ridge in the distance.
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Botanical Gardens

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Description: A view of Hemlock Drive, bordered by a fence on both sides, entering the botanical gardens.
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p...
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Tourist Free Campground

Date: 1925
Description: An information station advertising: free camping, with hot sandwiches and coffee, and tents and cots for sale. On a utility line pole, there are signs for ...
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Fish Creek

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene from Egg Harbor Road (Highway 42) in Fish Creek looking north toward frozen Fish Creek Harbor with the bluffs in Peninsula State Park beyond. ...
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Wade House Opening Day

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: The official opening of Wade House. Amid great fanfare, complete with an appearance by poet Carl Sandburg, Wade House opened to the public on June 6th, 195...
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...
Postcard

Ancient Aztalan

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Description: Photographic postcard view of one of the Indian mounds at Aztalan State Park. Steps lead up to the top of the mound from the right, and a tall fence is beh...
Postcard

Mysterious Aztalan

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Description: Photographic postcard view of three views from Aztalan State Park; Indian Mound at sunset, pottery, and a fence.
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Mann's Resort, Trout Lake

Date: 08 06 1911
Description: A postcard sent by C.L. (Neal) Harrington to his sister Alice Harrington in Hurley, Wisconsin. A young man is standing near a fence on the right, and behin...

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