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Water Ski Pyramid

Date: 1965
Description: Elevated view of pyramid of water skiers in Tommy Bartlett's show on Lake Delton. The woman on top of the pyramid holds a red flag.
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Path at Narrows

Date: 1950
Description: Pine tree on hillside path at Narrows during the Fall.
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Dead Body of Schuyler Gates

Date: 09 1869
Description: Stereograph image of the body of Schuyler Gates near the mouth of Hurlbut Creek. The body is laying between the ruts of a rugged dirt road.
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Bennett on Platform in the Wisconsin River

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Description: Henry Hamilton Bennett stands with his camera on a platform. He built the platform in order to take photographs of passengers in the boats that toured the ...
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The Narrows in Autumn

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Description: A view in color of the Narrows of the Wisconsin River in autumn.
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Wisconsin Dells Duck Fleet

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Description: Elevated view of a fleet of "Ducks," amphibious vehicles at the Duck Dock from which tours are launched.
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Best Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial Group Dances

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Description: Dancers at Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial, in the Amphitheater.
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Path at Narrows

Date: 1950
Description: Hillside path at Narrows during the Fall. The river is visible beyond trees on the left.
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Eagle Dance

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Description: Ho-Chunk Eagle Dance. Two dancers crouch in front of two men with drums. Ho-Chunk men and women sit on a bench at right. Tepee in back.
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Deer Park

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Description: B. Olson and P. Helland sitting in the snow at a deer park in hunting gear, looking at a deer behind them.
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Jaws Rock Formation In Winter

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Description: Elevated view of the Jaws rock formation in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Duck Entering Lake Delton

Date: 1965
Description: Amphibious vehicle known as a Duck splashes into Lake Delton as it carries passengers on a tour of the Wisconsin Dells.
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Eagle Dance

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Description: Ho-Chunk Eagle Dance. Two Ho-Chunk men dance in front of two drummers. A group of Ho-Chunk sit on a bench on the right. Tepee in the background.
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Flute Ceremony

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Description: Ho-Chunk flute ceremony or prayer for rain. Four men kneel in a square next to poles bearing feather headdresses. A flute player and a man with a rattle st...
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Native Americans at the World's Fair

Date: 1932
Description: Group of Native Americans en route to the 1933 World's Fair. The group are members of the Stand Rock Indian Ceremonial. The man holding the feather flag o...
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"Apollo" — High Rock from Romance Cliff

Date: 1931
Description: Second to last steamboat on the river taken before 1931, burned in 1931. Taken from Romance Cliff, "The Apollo" is shown coming through with smoke billowin...
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Percy Greendeer

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Description: Full-length portrait of Percy Greendeer of the Ho-Chunk Nation. He is wearing traditional Ho-Chunk attire.
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Flute Ceremony

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Description: Ho-Chunk flute ceremony or prayer for rain. Four Ho-Chunk kneel in a square. A flute player and a man with a rattle stand behind on a low, round stone wall...
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Waterskier Pyramid

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Description: Seven skiers in a pyramid. Four men are on waterskis on the bottom, and three women are standing on top of their shoulders. The women are wearing unusual c...
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Devil's Lake from Bluff

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Description: Elevated view of Devil's Lake and surrounding area from a bluff on the east side of the lake. A man is standing on top of the rock formation near the cente...

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