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| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great Spirit." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| 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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| 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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| Description: | Mountain meadow at Interstate Park. This area was an ancient lake which became filled with peat. Prehistoric bison bones, copper points, and flint arrow po... |
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| Description: | Tent covering the excavation site of the bones of extinct bison. Milo Mickelson and Lester Giesler are standing in the doorway of the tent. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ... |
| Date: | 07 1876 |
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| Description: | A camping party rests at the top of a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park. |
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| Description: | View of the Cliff House, a resort near Devil's Lake. Caption on stereograph reads: "Devil's Lake and Vicinity. Views of the Cliff House, from the beach." |
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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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| Description: | An elevated view of Devil's Lake with a cabin in the foreground. |
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| Description: | Three men rest outside a large cabin in a densely wooded area at Devil's Lake. |
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| Description: | A view of a valley possibly in or around Devil's Lake. A man is visible in the foreground, hiking up the steep incline of the valley. |
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| Description: | View of individuals playing croquet outside of a cabin or hotel near Devil's Lake. In addition to those playing croquet, there are also individuals on the ... |
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| Description: | Children and adults gather at Devil's Lake. Shown at the right is a large water slide. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a woman standing in the Devil's Doorway above Devil's Lake. There is graffiti on the rocks. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Cleopatra's Needle with Devil's Lake in the background. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The rock formation at Devil's Lake known as Cleopatra's Needle. |
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