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Tour Car

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Description: View from street looking toward a touring car filled with tourists outside of a building lobby with a roof over the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Seeing Kansas...
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Tourist Cars

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Description: View toward a line of tourist cars driving through a narrow road in Rainier National Park. There are redwood trees on either side of the path. Caption read...
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Tourist Cabins

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Description: View across road toward a row of four tiny, identical tourist cabins, with more cabins in the background.
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The Engleside Motor Bus

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Description: The Engleside Motor Bus parked in front of a large building, possibly a hotel. The driver is sitting in his seat, and other people, possibly bellhops, are ...
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Charter House Hotel

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Description: View across road toward the Charter House Hotel. A driver is sitting in an early touring automobile in front, and other people are standing nearby.
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Downtown Wisconsin Dells

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar...
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Border Lake Outfitters

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Description: Border Lakes Outfitting Company, Sigurd Olson's summer business that provided guides and equipment for wilderness vacations.
Book or Pamphlet

The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior

Date: 1884
Description: Cover art for a pamphlet advertising The Apostle Islands and Lake Superior. The upper half of the artwork depicts a sunset view of Lake Superior, and the b...
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Midland Beach

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of people walking along Midland Beach and boardwalk. Several buildings stand alongside the boardwalk and a Ferris wheel is in the background.
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International Scout Trucks in Western Scene

Date: 1965
Description: A man wearing a cowboy hat and a hip holster stands on a dirt road as a line of International Scout trucks passes by. A series of shops, restaurants, and o...
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Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
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Observation Tower

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Description: View across road of an observation tower overlooking extensive apple orchards, a tourist attraction in season. Many people are standing below the tower whe...
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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. ...
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Niagara Falls from Canada Side - Anaglyph

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of "Two different views of the Falls from Canada side," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in Dahl's 1877 "Cata...
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Side View of the Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls - Anaglyph

Date: 1877
Description: An A.L. Dahl photograph, one of "Two different side views of the Suspension Bridge," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in ...
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Niagara Falls from Canada Side - Anaglyph

Date: 1877
Description: An A.L. Dahl photograph, one of "Two different views of the Falls from Canada side," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in ...
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Top View of Suspension Bridge - Anaglyph

Date: 1877
Description: "Top view of Suspension Bridge," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as noted in his 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
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"Dell Queen" at Chapel Gorge - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph of the steamboat the "Dell Queen" at Chapel Gorge. A woman and a young child are sitting on the shoreline.
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Hong Kong Harbor Scene

Date: 09 1951
Description: The large, ornamental office building of Thomas Cook and Sons on the waterfront in Hong Kong. The firm was one of the oldest and largest travel companies i...
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Ottawa Park Tourist Camp

Date: 04 13 1925
Description: View down dirt road of people standing beneath the trees at Ottawa Park Tourist Camp. Automobiles are parked in the background, and tents are set up throug...

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