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Paulina Bunyan
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Woman dressed as Paulina Bunyan (female version of Paul Bunyan) standing in the Minirama recreation of the Wisconsin Dells. She holds an axe in one hand and hold a miniature boat up with the other. There is a miniature excursion steamer that runs on tracks between her feet.
circa 1960 -- 1969
Reese, Oliver
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Circus Train Minirama
1960
Wisconsin Dells Minirama (miniature model) featuring a circus train on a bridge.
Freight Train Minirama
1960
A Wisconsin Dells minirama miniature model showing a short train with a Prairie-type locomotive on the bridge over the Wisconsin River.
Wisconsin Dells Minirama
August 26, 1960
Miniature model of the Wisconsin Dells. Goggled diver, Ollie Reese, swimming with Dells recreation boat. This completely landscaped exhibit was built to scale, 1/4 inch to a foot, faithfully depict...
Locomotive and Steamboats at Minirama
1960
S-1 freight meets circus train at the Dells Minirama. DBC, Steamboat Winnebago, powerhouse.
Dells Minirama
1960
Steamboat Hiawatha meeting circus train at the Dells minirama (miniature model), bridge, DBC steamboat and launch.
Paul Blaugh and Minirama Underwater Engines
June 1964
Paul Blaugh posing with the underwater electric engines that pulled boats on model river for Minirama.
