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Spillway on River
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Stereograph of a spillway on a river. Above, on the hill, is a home and tents pitched behind it. An American flag is flying. Below is an excursion boat, painted to look like a sidewheel steamboat, on the pond created by the spillway. In the foreground is a stone wall, stone structure, fence post and river below the spillway. Printed on the card: "Wandering Among the Wonders and Beauties of WESTERN SCENERY."
Rockstead, S.N., Albany, Wisconsin
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