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Woman Holding Baby in Papoose Carrier

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Description: Portrait of a young woman in buckskins holding a baby in a cradle board.
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Indian Summer at Wisconsin Dells

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Description: View towards a man wearing colorful clothing and a headdress, and holding a long bow and arrow. He is sitting on a rock formation high above the water.
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Portrait of Chief Yellow Thunder

Date: 1971
Description: Outdoor full-length portrait of Chief Yellow Thunder. Trees are in the background, and he is looking off into the distance and is holding a drum which is r...
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Portrait of John Bearskin

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Description: Waist-up portrait of John Bearskin.
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Dancing Waters

Date: 1955
Description: Lighted, choreographed water fountain show.
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Uphoff's Motel

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Description: Exterior view of Uphoff's Motel taken from across the street. The image shows a round section that was part of the original building known as Uphoff's Rotu...
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Girl at Minirama Dells Landing

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Description: Young girl in a bathing suit standing on a platform in the water looking over the Minirama scale model of Dells Landing. Also in the photograph are a minia...
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German Shepherd Dog Jumps Across Stand Rock

Date: 06 1961
Description: A German shepherd jumps across Stand Rock as a man and child in traditional Indian apparel look on. The man is pointing to the dog.
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Witches' Gulch

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Description: Tourists on walkway in Witches' Gulch.
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Bathing Beauty Near High Rock

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Description: Woman in bathing suit posing on ledge. High Rock is in the background.
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Young Women at Wonder Spot

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Description: Two young women appearing to defy gravity outside a shack at the Wonder Spot.
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Jumping Stand Rock

Date: 05 1980
Description: Ashley Bennett II, age 46, son of original jumper, at Stand Rock.
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Flaming Baton Twirler

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Description: Outdoor photograph of a young woman twirling batons with flaming ends.
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Minirama, Wisconsin Dells

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Description: Northern locomotive passing diesel.
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Contract Signing for Wisconsin Dells Minirama

Date: 09 1959
Description: Contract Signing for Wisconsin Dells Minirama. The man on the left is a banker, the man with eyeglasses is Ted Saunders, and the women are Ruth Bennett Dye...
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Entrance to Story Book Land

Date: 06 1956
Description: Six children ride an elephant in front of boat-shaped entrance to Story Book Land.
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Story Book Land Train

Date: 06 1956
Description: Elevated view of Fairy Godmother with kids on Story Book Land train.
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Oak Park Cabins

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Description: Interior of a room at Oak Park Cabins.
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Swallow's Nest

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Description: Exterior of a cabin (#1, "Eleanor") at Bowden's Swallow's Nest, at the end of Illinois Avenue.
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Exterior of Minirama

Date: 1965
Description: Exterior from road of Minirama at 115 Broadway.

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