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Minneapolis Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1885
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Minneapolis Harvester Works, manufacturers of twine binders and other agricultural implements, featuring a chromol...
Photograph

Women at Minnehaha Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Group of three women, including Ada Bass, at the base of Minnehaha Falls. Minnehaha Creek in foreground.
Photograph

Woman on Footbridge at Minnehaha Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Unidentified woman standing on the footbridge at the base of Minnehaha Falls. Minnehaha Creek in foreground.
Photograph

Bear Trap Falls

Date: 1929
Description: Group of people at Bear Trap Falls in the Wolf River near Keshena. People are standing on the shoreline on the left near a sign for the falls. A man is sta...
Photograph

Falls at Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1910
Description: Two girls stand in the foreground, and a man and woman sit on a log over the stream in the background at the Parfrey's Glen waterfall near Devil's Lake.
Photograph

Below the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Two women stand on a ledge at Skillet Falls.
Photograph

Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a woman holding a walking stick and wearing a hat and fur coat with a fur stole sitting on a ledge of ice at Skillet Falls. Bare trees fra...
Photograph

Two Women at Skillet Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Two well-dressed women stand at the foot of Skillet Falls. The trees in the background are bare; the hill behind is covered with tree stumps. The hill is...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: A well-dressed woman with a walking stick stands on ice at the partially frozen Skillet Falls. Bare trees frame the scene. There are patches of snow and tr...
Photograph

Stairway at Caldeno Falls

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Description: A couple walking down the rustic stairway at Caldeno Falls. Caption reads: "Caldeno Falls, Delaware Water Gap, PA."
Photograph

Portrait of Man and Women at Waterfall and Old Mill

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Description: A portrait of two women and one man who are sitting on rocks near the waterfall. There is an old mill above them on the right.
Photograph

Dells of the Eau Claire River

Date: 1936
Description: Two women sitting on top of rocks in the Dells of the Eau Claire River. There is a bridge in the background on the left.
Photograph

Cable Car Over Niagara Falls

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Description: Passengers aboard a cable car prepare for their trip over Niagara Falls.
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Cable Car Over Niagara Falls

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Description: Passengers aboard a cable car begin their trip across Niagara Falls.
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Copper Falls

Date: 1931
Description: A group of people stand on a ledge overlooking Copper Falls.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 507-513

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Description: We tend to forget that at the time of the destruction of the forests, an emergency situation existed. The need for lumber for the building up of the...
Photograph

Copper Falls Waterfall

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Description: Elevated view of Copper Falls on the Bad River. Four people, one man and three women, are posing on rocks at the top of the falls. Surrounding burned-over ...
Photograph

Group of People on Footbridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards a man and woman posed standing on a footbridge over a small waterfall. On the right a woman sits with a child in her lap on the...
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Group Portrait at Waterfall

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Description: Group portrait of people picnicking on the shoreline of a river. In the background is an unidentified waterfall, with tree limbs and branches stuck in the ...
Photograph

Niagara Falls Outing

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Description: Frederick Layton posing in a studio shot with two women, one of whom is Laura Ackroyd. The backdrop is a photograph of Niagara Falls.

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