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Fern Dell County School
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Text on the reverse reads: "The Fern Dell County School at The Pioneer Village Museum at Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Built in 1883 and used every year until 1955. Preserved in memory of the one room country schools and their teachers." Handwritten on the front: "Mrs. Elfie Farber." A fashionably dressed woman, holding a black parasol, is posing with her foot on the frame of a horse-drawn buggy. Behind is red clapboard one-room schoolhouse with white trim and a belfry.
1950
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1950 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 postcard |
| Dimensions | 9 x 14 cm |
Collection Information
| Digital Collection | History Center |
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| Source Collection | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Call Number | PH 2744 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Lost Canyon
July 28, 1980
Text on reverse reads: "Lost Canyon, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." Tourists ride in a modern day horse-drawn buggy through Lost Canyon. Rock formations tower overhead.
Dells Boat Tour
1950
Tourists on the "Commander", a Wisconsin Dells tour boat on the Wisconsin River. The shores are lined with rock formations and trees.
Fern Dells
1907
Text on front reads: "Fern Dells, Mirror Lake, Delton, Wis. (Near The Dells of The Wisconsin)." Rock formations, trees, boathouse, boat and dock on the shore of Mirror Lake.
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 ...
Lone Rock
1950
Text on reverse reads: "Lone Rock. Lower Dells of the Wisconsin River. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." A tour boat glides past an island rock formation, with trees and foliage growing on the top.
Ink Stand
1950
Text on reverse reads: "Ink Stand. One of the Rocky Islands found in the beautiful lower Dells of the Wisconsin River." Rock formations are along the shore with trees growing on the tops.
