Postcard
Railroad Bridge and Boat Landing
| Text on front reads: "Railroad Bridge and Boat Landing, Dells of the Wisconsin, Kilbourn City, Wis." A bridge is in the background, which goes over the Wisconsin River. In the foreground are five people in a rowboat Buildings can be seen on the left near the bridge, and a rock formation is on the right. The bridge was built in 1877 as a Whipple deck truss span, replacing a wooden bridge. In 1903, a new bridge was built after it was destroyed by a tornado. Kilbourn City was founded in 1857 by Byron Kilbourn, and the name was changed in 1931 to Wisconsin Dells. |
| Image ID: | 151453 |
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| Creation Date: | after 1907 |
| Creator Name: | A.C. Bosselman & Co., New York |
| City: | Wisconsin Dells |
| County: | Columbia |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
| Divided back. 1¢ stamp. #6747. Made in Germany. Dated by printer. |
| Buildings |
| Trees |
| Clothing and dress |
| Formations (Geology) |
| Hills |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Women |
| Boats and boating |
| Bridges |
| Railroad bridges |
| Shorelines |
| Wisconsin River (Wis.) |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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