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Wisconsin Dells Bridge Construction

Date: 06 1954
Description: Construction equipment and view of new bridge under construction.
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Boats and Pollution

Date: 1955
Description: Lower Dells boats and docks covered with pollution from the paper mills up north.
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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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Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Ruth and Miriam Bennett on a wooden walkway at Mirror Lake.
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Minirama Train

Date: 1960
Description: Minirama (miniature model) train.
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Olin Cabins

Date: 1935
Description: View from Highway 13 of Olin Cabins, with a car in driveway.
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Pedestrians Walking Near Railroad Bridge

Date: 06 1954
Description: Two women walking on the sidewalk along Broadway. Photograph taken from under the railroad bridge at Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells). The Wisconsin River is...
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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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Minirama of Locomotive

Date: 1960
Description: S1 Locomotive for Minirama of 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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Turner Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Turner Hall in Milwaukee with horse-drawn wagon passing.
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Canyon Trail, Mirror Lake

Date: 1903
Description: Horse-drawn vehicle on Canyon Trail at Mirror Lake.
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Wisconsin Dells Bridge Construction

Date: 06 1954
Description: Construction equipment on a pontoon in the Wisconsin River during construction of the Wisconsin Dells bridge. Cars can be seen on the old railroad bridge i...
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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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Fort Dells

Date: 1959
Description: View looking over Fort Dells, with cars parked in the foreground.
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Dutch Mill Motor Court

Date: 06 1954
Description: Front of Dutch Mill Motor Court.
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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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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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Fort Dells

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of the entrance to Fort Dells with cars parked in parking lot.

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