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Miriam Bennett and Mrs. Dyer at Bennett Studio

Date: 1956
Description: Three women adjust a large camera, while two men look on. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 1956. Miriam Bennett, daughter of Henry H. Bennett, noted 1...
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John Trumble with Camera

Date: 1958
Description: Wisconsin Dells commercial photographer, John Trumble, with his Hasselblad. He is standing in front of Hurlbut Creek, probably in spring. Jack Grey, head o...
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A Fern Dell

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Description: View looking up, with many ferns growing along a rock formation. Caption reads: "A Fern Dell. At the back of 'Blue Mound' Near Kilbourn, Wis. Photograph by...
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Overhanging Rock on the Side of "Blue Mound"

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Description: View looking up at a rock formation, with plants growing over the side. In the foreground are trees and branches. Caption reads: "Overhanging Rock on the s...
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The "Casket" Rock

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Description: View of two children and a dog posing on a rock, surrounded by trees and other vegetation. Caption reads: "The 'Casket' Rock at the base of "Blue Mound" Ne...
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Dells of Wisconsin

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Description: View of a man standing on a boardwalk in a ravine. Other people are walking along the boardwalk. A penciled note identifies the man as "RJ." Caption on rea...
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Young Girl at Wisconsin Dells Minirama

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Description: A young girl wearing a bathing suit is standing in almost knee-deep water in a Miniature model of the Wisconsin Dells. A small excursion boat is in the wat...
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Children Reading Books in Classroom

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Description: Four children are sitting at desks in a classroom. Two children are reading a book together on the left. A boy sitting in front is reading "Winnebago Boy,"...
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Young Boy with the Three Bears

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Description: A young boy is sitting at a table with three stuffed bears, in a room decorated as if from the story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." The wall is paint...
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Dell View Hotel Motel

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Description: View from road towards a sign for the Dell View Hotel • Motel.
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Head Waitress

Date: 1956
Description: A young woman in a bathing suit is posing standing barefoot, and is holding onto the branch of a tree with her right hand. The Wisconsin River and a large ...
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Newsletter Photo Souvenir

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Description: Front page of the fake, humorous newsletter titled Dells Events. The front page includes a sepia-toned picture of a girl (Jessica Trumble) dressed a...
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Newsletter Photo Souvenir

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Description: Front and back pages of a fake, humorous newsletter titled Dells Events. The front page includes a color picture of a man (John Trumble) wearing a s...
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Newsletter Photo Souvenir

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Description: Back side of a two-fold mailer and advertisement designed by the Dells Photo Service, owned and operated by John Trumble. The opposite side shows the front...
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Navy Yard in the Dells

Date: 1905
Description: A long elevated view of the rock formations along the Wisconsin River known as the Navy Yard. Trees line the banks of the river.
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Group in the Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1905
Description: A group of two men and four women, including Hattie, far left, and Leta von der Sump, far right. The well-dressed group is posing in a narrow passage creat...
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Navy Yard and Larks Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: A summer view of rock formations known as the Navy Yard lining the Wisconsin River at the Dells. Further down the river is the Larks Hotel, with the hotel'...
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Dells Cottage

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of an unidentified man and two women posing standing on the open porch of a two-story wood frame cottage at Wisconsin Dells. The por...
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High Rock

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards people in a canoe on the Wisconsin River who are dwarfed by the High Rock formation at the Dells. There are sandy beaches on each...
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Camping at the Dells

Date: 1905
Description: Four young women are posing sitting on the ground in front of a large tent. One man is standing behind the women at left, while another is sitting on a tre...

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