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Jaws from Stone Pile

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Description: Jaws from Stone Pile. A girl is sitting in a canoe being held by a man who is standing on the shoreline.
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Industry

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph view of the flour mill district. The Cedar Street Bridge is in the background, and the mills are, right to left going back, the Winnebago Flour...
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Four Fishermen on the Westport Bridge

Date: 06 18 1945
Description: Four people fishing from the Westport bridge. Six people have lost their lives within the past eight weeks at this bridge.
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Group Along the Shore

Date: 1900
Description: Group of children and adults on a lawn along the shore. Gentleman on the right is mowing the lawn. A young boy is playing with a dog in front of two girls ...
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Boating in Kosciusko Park

Date: 07 19 1914
Description: Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park".
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Boys Sitting on Bulkhead of Powerhouse

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Description: A large group of boys stand and sit on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim to the oth...
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Boys Diving off Bulkhead of Powerhouse

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Description: A large group of boys are standing and sitting on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim...
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Man and Boy Fishing

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Description: A man and young boy fish from stepping stones in a river.
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Crowd Fishing from Rocks

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Description: View along shoreline of group of men and boys fishing from rocks under a bridge, while others watch from above. Houses are in the far background on a hill....
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Menominee Indian on Bicycle

Date: 04 1954
Description: A young Menominee Indian (Charles ?) pauses briefly for a photograph while straddling his bicycle. He is stopped on the road with the snow-covered Wolf Riv...
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Three Boys in a Boat

Date: 05 06 1894
Description: Three boys in a crude boat on the Monongahela River.
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Boys on Ohio River Shore

Date: 05 12 1894
Description: Four boys stand on the shoreline of the Ohio River, seeing Reuben and Jessie Thwaites off. Buildings and a church steeple can be seen in the background.
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Farm Boys on Horses

Date: 05 27 1894
Description: Farm boys watering horses. Two of the young men are seated on horseback while a third stands near them.
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Jessie and Fred Thwaites

Date: 06 07 1894
Description: Jessie Thwaites poses next to two huge logs, upon which Fredrik stands. Behind them is the Saline River.
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Ho-Chunk Man Paddling Canoe

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Description: Ho-Chunk man in a canoe on a river holding up an oar. Just out of frame on the left is a woman, who is perhaps holding a child.
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Beach at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 07 1940
Description: The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform.
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Swimming at the Bad River

Date: 07 1940
Description: Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the backg...
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Celebration on the Pecatonica River

Date: 05 17
Description: A crowd of people gather on the banks of a river. Behind them, a band plays on a boat in the river.
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Syl and Aunt Helen with Sticks

Date: 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen holding walking sticks at the edge of a steep cliff. Behind them far below is a lake or a river and far shoreline.
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Syl Carving his Name in Tree

Date: 03 10 1902
Description: Syl, wearing a sailor suit and cap, carves his name into a tree. To the left is a deck suspended over a steep hill. Below is a lake or river.

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