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| Description: | View along right side of shoreline toward a Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul train crossing a bridge over the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1861 |
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| Description: | Drawn the first year of the Civil War, this colored 1861 map of Dane County shows its towns, cities and lakes. It includes insets of the wards of Madison a... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | This map is a bird's-eye view of Wausau, the County Seat of Marathon County. The map features an index of points of interest. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | "The Dells," a brochure issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to advertise the Wisconsin Dells, a destination only five hours fr... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Promotional brochure for the Wisconsin Dells (then known as Kilbourn) issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The railroad illustrated many of... |
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| Description: | Chief Whirling Thunder, standing at the front of an excursion boat named "Black Hawk," which appears to be near the Wisconsin Dells. Caption reads: "Chief ... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of railroad bridge over the river. Part of the bridge is covered. Bluffs are in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View from road of a partially covered bridge. Industrial buildings are near the entrance to the bridge on the left. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across water toward the Larks Hotel and ferry. Caption reads: "Larks Hotel, Wisconsin Dells." |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Kilbourn Bridge at the Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. A locomotive is pulling railroad cars over the bridge. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | View of the Wausau Memorial Hospital, with the Wisconsin River in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across water toward East Hill. Caption reads: "East Hill, from Depot Grounds, Wausau, Wis." |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | A view from a bluff on Tower HIll overlooking the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Shot Shaft". |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View down center of the Wisconsin River bridge. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from below along the left side of the Wisconsin River bridge. Tree-covered hills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Bridge... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across river towards the steamboat "Winnebago" docked at the Dells Boat Landing on the opposite shoreline. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | Ceremonial performers in traditional Indian costume pose near a steamboat. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline of toll bridge across the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "A Glimpse of Pr-Du-Sac Toll Bridge." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | This was the first bridge built across the Wisconsin River, constructed about 1850, although it was not opened to traffic until 1852. It was torn down in 1... |
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