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Clysmic Spring
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Text on front reads: "Clysmic Spring, Waukesha, Wis." The spring is shown inside a pavilion and surrounded by benches, chairs, flowers and bottles. Between 1868 and 1918, 60 mineral springs were located here. People would travel here to "enjoy the waters."
1909
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WHi 148887
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Hilgen Spring Park Dance Pavilion
circa 1910-1919
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Text on front reads: "Winnebago Indians at Bethesda Park, Waukesha, Wis." A group of Ho-Chunk pose at Bethesda Park as a crowd of tourists looks on. There are five men, five women, one youth and tw...
