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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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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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Dam Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: View of the dam under construction.
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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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Turner Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Turner Hall in Milwaukee with horse-drawn wagon passing.
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Completed Dam

Date: 1906
Description: View across water of a completed dam.
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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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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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Moving Pictures at Inter-County Fair

Date: 1905
Description: A crowd, including Evaline, Nellie and Harriet Bennett, looking at large banner advertisements for moving pictures. Moving picture subjects include fire fi...
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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...
Postcard

Swallow's Nests

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Swallow's Nests, Dells of the Wisconsin." Rock formations on the shore of the Wisconsin River with trees growing above. Every summer ...
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Wisconsin Dells Advertisement

Date: 1906
Description: Promotional brochure for the Wisconsin Dells (then known as Kilbourn) issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The railroad illustrated many of...
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Steamboat Rock

Date: 1903
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe on the Wisconsin River in the foreground. There is a rock formation along the opposite shoreline.
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Boat on Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View from water of a tour boat with an American flag near a boathouse on the shoreline of Mirror Lake.
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Portrait of Branching Horns

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Ho-Chunk man Branching Horns in full traditional dress. Caption at bottom: "Among the Winnebago ...
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Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) Winnebago Indian

Date: 1904
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk man, Chach-scheb-nee-nick-ah (Young Eagle) looking off to the right.
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Skylight Cave

Date: 1906
Description: View out of Skylight Cave towards a man in a boat at the entrance to the cave.
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Milwaukee Exposition Building

Date: 06 1905
Description: Stereograph elevated view of the Milwaukee Exposition Building. Handwritten text reads: "1634 Exposition Building." Printed text on postcard is partially c...

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