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The Ink Stand
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Stereograph of a formation on the Wisconsin River called "The Ink Stand." On the shore a woman is sitting on a wooden bench, and behind her is a picnic basket. A man is pulling his boat, "The Water Witch," onto the beach. On the far beach, beyond the Ink Stand, another man can be seen sitting. The caption reads: "5525 The Ink Stand, Wisconsin Dells. Copyright 1901 by C.H. Graves."
1901
Universal Photo Art Co.
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WHi 136313
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Greetings from "Roll-Inn" at the Dells
A collection of images from Nettland's Roll Inn and other sites around the Dells including: the Narrows, Stand Rock, Lone Rock, and the beach at Lake Delton with a toboggan slide.
Bathing Beach Pine Glen Properties
1931
View along shoreline of a bathing beach on the Wisconsin River at Pine Glen Properties. Bathers on sitting on the beach on the left. Four more people are standing in the water, and a couple poses i...
Bennett Family on Beach at High Rock
July 16, 1899
View along sandy shoreline towards the Bennett family on the beach at High Rock. Ashley and Helen are in the boat, and Miriam and Ruth are standing on the beach. Mrs. Bennett is sitting on the beach.
Beach at Ravenswood, Hotel Kilbourn
1927
The Ravenswood beach on the Wisconsin River. A man is piloting an excursion boat as it is pulling away from the shoreline. Two rowboats are pulled up on the shore. Rock formations and cliffs are in...
Rock Formations at The Narrows
Stereograph looking down the river through The Narrows. A man rowing a small boat is visible.
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Dells Composite [5 Panels]
circa 1890-1899
A composite of five photographs taken in and around the Wisconsin Dells, including a photograph of an excursion boat on the river, a canoe beached on the shore, wooded areas, and many rock formatio...
