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Excursion Boats at the Dells

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Description: Excursion boats at the Wisconsin Dells. Boats Eolah and Alexander Mitchell at mooring, with distinctive Dells rock formations in the backgrou...
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Family Cleaning their Motorboat

Date: 04 21 1957
Description: An industrious family cleans their motorboat which is parked in the driveway.
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Sailboat Lizzie W. of Captain D.R. Angus

Date: 1907
Description: Three men and two women on board the Lizzie W. sailboat. Captain D.R. Angus, who is at the tiller, owned the Lizzie W., which was named after...
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Raspberry Island

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of wooden boats at Raspberry Island (or Devils Island) dock with picnickers on shore. The "Lizzie W' and Nelson Angus, A.G. Hull, Elsie Tough...
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"Lizzie W." in Apostle Islands

Date: 1915
Description: Two women aboard the Hull family boat, the "Lizzie W.," while it is tied to shore at one of the Apostle Islands.
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Apostle Islands

Date: 1913
Description: Mary Baldwin (Duluth), John Neimeyer (Duluth), and the bow of the "Zenya."
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Boating on the Lake

Date: 1937
Description: Woman at the tiller of a motorboat with tree-lined shore in the background. She is wearing a captain's hat at a jaunty angle and a sailor middy blouse.
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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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Summer Reading

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Description: Woman lying in the grass reading near an umbrella along a shoreline. A boat is beached on the right, and in the background is a fence and hill.
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell"

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Description: Steamboat Alexander Mitchell and edge of second unidentified steamboat at shore, with passengers posed standing on the lower deck and sitting on the...
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell"

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Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat Alexander Mitchell and passengers.
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Steamboats "Alexander Mitchell" and "Eolah"

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Description: Steamboats Alexander Mitchell and Eolah alongside rocks, with passengers posed on the Alexander Mitchell.
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Steamboat "Eolah" and Passengers

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Description: View looking down at passengers posing on the steamboat "Eolah" on the Wisconsin River shoreline.
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"Dell Queen" at Cold Water Canyon

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Description: "Dell Queen" steamboat and passengers at Cold Water Canyon.
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"New Dell Queen" Steamboat and Passengers

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Description: New Dell Queen steamboat and passengers at landing. Steamboat Alexander Mitchell partially visible on left. Bridge in background.
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Launch Boat at Eagle Point

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Description: Elevated view of the doctor in a launch boat at Eagle Point. Two women are sitting in the front of the boat.
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Mrs. and Mr. Clarence Bennett in Boat

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Description: Mrs. and Mr. Clarence Bennett in boat "Naiad" at unidentified location.
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Bennett Family on Beach at High Rock

Date: 07 16 1899
Description: View along sandy shoreline towards the Bennett family on the beach at High Rock. Ashley and Helen are in the boat, and Miriam and Ruth are standing on the ...
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Young Couples Load Boat onto Trailer at Lake

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Description: Color advertising photograph of two young couples loading a boat onto a trailer pulled by an International Scout pickup.

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