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Chief Silver Tongue

Date: 1929
Description: Outdoor portrait of Ho-Chunk man Chief Silver Tongue
Photograph

Chief Silver Tongue

Date: 1929
Description: Posed outdoor portrait of Ho-Chunk Chief Silver Tongue in front of foliage
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Chief Silver Tongue

Date: 1929
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of Ho-Chunk Chief Silver Tongue standing holding an axe. Brick wall, foliage, and blankets in the background.
Postcard

Cold Water Canyon

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "In Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin." Steps and a path next to a stream in Cold Water Canyon. The scene is fully wooded and ...
Photograph

Winnebago Indian Camp

Date: 1920
Description: Winnebago (Ho-Chunk) Indian camp with woman seated on the ground making fry bread. There is a kettle over the fire, with a tripod holding a pot for cookin...
Photograph

Steamboat "Winnebago" at Landing

Date: 1922
Description: View from shoreline across river towards the steamboat "Winnebago" docked at the Dells Boat Landing on the opposite shoreline.
Photograph

Ceremonial Performers

Date: 1929
Description: Ceremonial performers in traditional Indian costume pose near a steamboat.
Photograph

Indians at Demon's Anvil

Date: 1920
Description: A group of Indians, probably Ho-Chunk, in traditional costume, posing on and around Demon's Anvil.
Photograph

Swan Dance

Date: 1929
Description: Ho-Chunk women perform the Swan Dance. There is a group of men sitting in a circle next to them.
Photograph

Chief Silver Tongue

Date: 1929
Description: Full-length outdoor portrait of Oscar Norton, also known as "Chief Silver Tongue." There is a brick wall, foliage, and blankets in the background.
Postcard

Hawk's Bill

Date: 1920
Description: Text on the front reads: "Hawk's Bill, Dells of the Wisconsin River." Four men in a rowboat are beneath the Hawk's Bill rock formation. One man is pointing...
Print

Wisconsin Dells Advertisement

Date: 1928
Description: "The Dells," a brochure issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and Pacific Railroad to advertise the Wisconsin Dells, a destination only five hours fr...
Postcard

Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil, Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "Winnebago Indians at Demon's Anvil. Each summer some ...
Postcard

High Rock from Romance Cliff

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "High Rock from Romance Cliff. Dells of the Wisconsin River." On reverse: "High Rock from Romance Cliff.–This is the imposing 'Lower J...
Historical Essay

Travel and Tourism

The Invention of a new Pastime
Discover how new technology helped create the tourist industry in Wisconsin in the 19th century
Classroom Material

Chapter 10 - All Activities: Good Times, Hard Times, and Better Times

Supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story'
Chapter 10 supplemental materials for the 4th-grade textbook, 'Wisconsin: Our State Our Story'
Historical Essay

Breweries, Beer and Bars in Wisconsin History - Image Gallery Essay

Ever wonder why beer is so popular in Wisconsin? Wisconsin history is full of breweries and beer.
Historical Essay

Campers' Wash-Up Kit

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Wash-Up Kit made by the Bay West Company, Green Bay. Distributed by the Yankee Paper and Specialty Co. of Menasha in the 1920s. (Museum object #1998.6.2)

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