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Sioux River
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Text on front reads: "Sioux River." On reverse: "Big Rock on Sioux River. Washburn, Wisconsin. A thrilling day of trout fishing and picnicking at the Big Rock Park in beautiful Washburn, Wisconsin." A fisherman stands in the river with a rock formation in the foreground. Trees fill the opposite shore.
1950
Gallagher's Studio of Photography, Duluth, Minnesota
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Rugged Shore of Stockton Island
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard of the rock formations on the shore of Stockton Island, one of the twenty-one islands comprising the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior.
Vacation Paradise
circa 1950-1959
Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the front using letterpress.
High Rock
1950
Text on front reads: "Greetings. High Rock, Dells of Wisconsin." The shoreline of the Wisconsin River featuring the rock formation High Rock in the center. Trees are clinging to the formations and ...
Devil's Island
circa 1920-1929
Color postcard of a rocky shoreline on Devil's Island, part of the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior.
Big Manitou Falls
August 7, 1942
Text on front reads: "Big Manitou Falls, Ht. 165 Ft., Pattison State Park, Superior, Wis." The falls are on the Black River and surrounded by shrubs and rocks.
In the Park
December 1910
Text on front reads: "In the Park, River Falls, Wis." A log cabin or shelter surrounded by picnic tables and many mature trees.
