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Peninsula State Park

Date: 1954
Description: View looking west from Eagle Bluff toward Nicolet Bay, the Strawberry Islands, and Chambers Island. Three people are sitting on the stone wall of the overl...
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Advertisement for Train Trip to Devil's Lake

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Description: Advertisement for a train trip to Devil's Lake. The trip originates in Elgin, Illinios, with pick-ups in East Elgin, Dundee, Carpenterville and Algonquin. ...
Map or Atlas

Map Of The Dells

Date: 1952
Description: The famous Dells of the Wisconsin River. A souvenir map embellished with bits of history and points of interest.
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Panoramic Resort at Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1925
Description: View of two-seat lawn swings amid trees on a lawn. Cabins are along a hill in the background. There is an information center on the far left.
Photograph

Devil's Lake Beach

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Description: View looking out at beach scene at Devil's Lake. There are benches on the shore where vacationers observe the swimmers. Two wooden structures have ladders ...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Fun Map : Picturing the Vacation of Opportunities of this Great Outdoor State

Date: 1936
Description: This pictorial tourist map from the Wisconsin Conservation Commission depicts vacation activities and identifies tourist destinations throughout the state....
Map or Atlas

Official Road Map, Wisconsin

Date: 1950
Description: This road map shows federal, state and county roads in Wisconsin, northern Illinois, northeastern Iowa, eastern Minnesota, and the western portion of Michi...
Map or Atlas

Enjoy the Good Life in Grant County

Date: 1975
Description: A tourist map of Grant County that displays the various activities and attractions found in the cities throughout the county, such as boat landings, fishin...
Map or Atlas

Ashland County, Wisconsin

Date: 1990
Description: This tourism brochure of Ashland County, Wisconsin, from the Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce includes a map of the county showing tourist destinations and...
Postcard

Covered Bridge Leading to Stonefield Village

Date: 
Description: Color postcard of a covered bridge at Stonefield Village with a horse bus passing through it.
Postcard

Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park. Castle Rock

Date: 1914
Description: Castle Rock at Devil's Lake, number 4801 in E.A. Bishop's Wisconsin State Park Series. Caption on back of postcard reads: "Our State Parks now rank among t...
Map or Atlas

Little Switzerland on the Mississippi: Prairie du Chien-McGregor

Date: 1950
Description: Intended for tourists, this brochure features two maps with tourists sites along the Mississippi River. One map shows roads and populated places along the ...
Postcard

Door County Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: Envelope cover. Inside are eighteen color enhanced photographic scenes from Door County, Wisconsin, including a short description of Door County features t...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This illustrated map shows counties, highways, rivers, roads, present and proposed state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monumen...
Map or Atlas

The Farm Kitchen, at Junction of Highways 123 and 159 - 3 Miles from Baraboo, Wis.

Date: 1940
Description: This pictorial map shows points of interest, recreation activities, and highways in the vicinity of the restaurant and covers the Wisconsin River Valley be...
Map or Atlas

Mellen, the Home of Copper Falls State Park : You're Among Friends in Mellen, Wisconsin

Date: 1980
Description: This map shows the locations of 42 businesses, roads, points of interest, recreation sites, camping, the North Country Trail and parking, and boundaries of...
Map or Atlas

St. Croix County: Home of Warren P. Knowles, Governor of Wisconsin: Supervisors and District Numbers

Date: 1966
Description: This map includes a red overprint on base map and shows the supervisors and district numbers of St. Croix County. Includes diagrams of civil towns, townsh...
Map or Atlas

Historic Wisconsin

Date: 1973
Description: This map shows cities, historical markers, interstate highways, U.S. highways, state highways, state parks and state forests. The original caption reads, "...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin

Date: 1970
Description: This colored map displays a brief description of tourist attractions in the state, as well as a grid of state parks and recreational facilities. There is a...

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