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Colsac Ferry with Flag

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Description: The Merrimac ferry "Colsac" with an American flag.
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Automobiles Wait for the Merrimac Ferry

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Description: Automobiles line up to wait for the Merrimac ferry "Colsac".
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Two Views of the Wisconsin River

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Description: The top elevated view shows the Wisconsin River with several boats. The bottom view includes the river and the Northwestern Railroad bridge from the shorel...
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Steamboats on the Wisconsin River

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Description: Photographic postcard view of two steamboats on the Wisconsin River. Tree-covered bluffs are on the opposite shoreline. The steamboat on the left is the "G...
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Picnicking by the Shore

Date: 1905
Description: Picnicking group of men and women along the shore of the Wisconsin River.
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Lumbermen Descending Rapids

Date: 1900
Description: Lumbermen in a bateau descending rapids in an unidentified northern or north-central Wisconsin river.
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Wisconsin River Near Grandfather Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view up the Wisconsin River near the foot of Grandfather Falls, which falls 90 feet in 1 1/2 miles. Caption reads: "Near the foot of ...
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Carson Gulley and Louie Shepard Cooking Out

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Description: Carson Gulley and Louie Shepard cooking out along the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac.
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The Steamer Ellen Hardy

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of the steamer Ellen Hardy at dock. Text on the bottom left reads: "'Ellen Hardy' at Pr-Du-Sac. in 1870." The Ellen Hardy belo...
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Sauk City Panorama

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Description: Sepia-toned elevated panorama, built from four separate photographs, of Sauk City. The Wisconsin River is in the background, with large hills on the other ...
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Grand Rapids and the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view from bluff of Grand Rapids and the Wisconsin River.
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Phoebie Point on the Wisconsin River

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Description: View across water towards a bluff along the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "Phoebie Point on the Wisconsin River, Hillside, Wis."
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Boating on the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view across water towards a group of people in a motorboat on the Wisconsin River.
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Playing on the Beach on the Wisconsin River

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Description: View from rock cliff looking down at four girls standing on a beach in a square, throwing a beach ball to each other. The older girls are standing in the w...
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"On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway"

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Description: Colorized postcard view of the railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River at Kilbourn. A canoe is along the shoreline in the foreground, and excursion boats ...
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Wisconsin River

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Wisconsin River looking north from Tower Hill State Park. There are sandbars in the river. The water tower and village of Sp...
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At the Dells

Date: 1926
Description: Members of the extended Brumder family pose on a pier at the Wisconsin Dells. A motor launch with "Olson Boat Co" painted on the side is moored at the pier...
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Sauk City, Wis.

Date: 05 10 1907
Description: Written faintly along bottom: "Sauk Toll Bridge". The view is along the side of the bridge, with buildings and trees on both sides in the foreground. A man...
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Approach to Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 12 06 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Approach to Wisconsin River Bridge - Sauk City, Wis." The view is straight across to the opposite side. Trees and hills are on the fa...
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Down River from Round Bluff

Date: 08 25 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Down River from Round Bluff, Prairie Du Sac, Wis." A view of the Wisconsin River with buildings and a road along the left shoreline. ...

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