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Jumping Stand Rock

Date: 05 1980
Description: Ashley Bennett II, leaping Stand Rock, age 46.
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Bennett Family, House and Auto

Date: 1901
Description: The H.H. Bennett House, Kilbourn, with members of the family posing in front of the house and in a 1901 Winton automobile. Ashley Bennett, the son of the f...
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Path at Narrows

Date: 1950
Description: Pine tree on hillside path at Narrows during the Fall.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Ruth and Miriam Bennett on a wooden walkway at Mirror Lake.
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Devil's Post Office

Date: 1903
Description: Devil's Post Office, Mirror Lake. Miriam Bennett is inside of the Devil's Post Office looking out.
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The Old Dells House

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an older photograph by H.H. Bennett. The description reads: "With two women under trees in front of ruined building. The women are Mrs. Greene ...
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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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Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline of woman with two children in a rowboat. Probably Harriet with Miriam and Ruth Bennett.
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Completed Dam

Date: 1906
Description: View across water of a completed dam.
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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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The Narrows

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated panoramic view of the narrows of the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells. On the far left on a label are the words "THE NARROWS, DELLS OF THE W...
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Canyon Trail, Mirror Lake

Date: 1903
Description: Horse-drawn vehicle on Canyon Trail at Mirror Lake.
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Rockford College Lawn

Date: 1914
Description: Two costumed dancers on the lawn at Rockford College.
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Panorama from Overhanging Rock

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic view of the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells from underneath an overhanging rocky outcropping. A canoe is beached on the far left. The word...
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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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Berry's Landing

Date: 1903
Description: View from shoreline towards a man in a rowboat at Berry's Landing, along the rocks opposite. Caption at bottom: "In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin Ri...
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Cliff House Inn

Date: 1925
Description: A copy of an original photograph by H.H. Bennett of the Cliff House Inn at Devil's Lake as seen from the beach. Abraham Lincoln is reported to have slept h...
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Rockford College Costumed Battle

Date: 1914
Description: Four costumed Rockford College students pose outdoors in mock battle on a lawn. Fighting roosters [?].
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August Derleth

Date: 1941
Description: August Derleth posing on a boat tied up to a pier on the Wisconsin River. With him are Ruth Marshall (seated), another woman, and a dog. Four men are stand...
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Entrance to Enchanted Forest

Date: 1971
Description: People entering the Enchanted Forest and Prehistoric Land.

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