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Steamer "St. Paul"

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Description: The bow of sidewheel excursion, "Saint Paul," at shore. Passengers are on all three decks. Sign on bow reads: "St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul." Later named t...
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Lone Rock Railroad Bridge

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Description: View down center of railroad bridge over the Wisconsin River near Lone Rock.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1925
Description: Car ferry on the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. A ferry has operated at this site since the 1840's. In 1924 the privately owned ferry was replaced by this wo...
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Dam near Steep Hill

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Description: View from shoreline of dam on Kickapoo River. There is a steep hill on the left, and both sides of riverbank are covered with trees.
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The Dells

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of The Dells. A group of people are standing on a rock formation on the right overlooking the river. On the left is a rocky shoreline, and in...
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The Dells

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view looking upriver at The Dells. Trees and plants are along the shoreline.
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New Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of two men standing on a newly constructed railroad bridge over a stream.
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Scene on Kickapoo River

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Description: View from shoreline of a car driving over a bridge on the Kickapoo River. There is a ridge of a hill in the background.
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Power Dam

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline of a dam constructed of concrete and wood. On the other shoreline are houses and other wood outbuildings.
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Scenic View

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Description: View from a bridge looking down a river.
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Bridge Across Black Earth Creek

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline of wooden bridge. There are homes and barns in the distance.
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Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of metal and concrete bridge across the Wisconsin River.
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Looking Down Wisconsin River

Date: 1913
Description: A view across the river. Trees are along the left shoreline.
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Scene on Wisconsin River

Date: 1910
Description: View of three boats on a shoreline with the covered bridge near Boscobel spanning the Wisconsin River in the distance. The text in the lower left corner re...
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Wisconsin River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River. There is a bridge across the river.
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Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: View from shore of a covered bridge across the Wisconsin River.
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Bird's-Eye View of Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bridge crossing the Wisconsin River.
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Housekeeping Cottages at Cottage Grove Resort on Mason Lake

Date: 1927
Description: Two women pose outside their lakefront cabin.
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Boat Landing at Armson's Report — Lake Mason

Date: 1926
Description: View from shoreline of boat landing. A boy rows a boat nearby, and another boy fishes from a boat resting on the shoreline.
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Fishing's Good at The Old Mill

Date: 1928
Description: A young man fishes on the rocky shore by the Old Mill. The Mill is three-stories high and features a cupola with a wind vane on top.

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