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Employee Picnic

Date: 08 07 1935
Description: Group portrait of employees and children "First annual outing of the Pure Oil Company & Capitol Oil Corp. of Madison at Lake Delton." Also shows drum and m...
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Lake Delton Airport Hangar

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Two men are standing in front of the Lake Delton airport hangar with a windsock on the roof. Automobiles are parked inside the hangar. On the right is a fu...
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Lake Delton Airport Owner

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Outdoor portrait of a man, likely William J. Newman, standing in front of the prop of an airplane.
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Lake Delton Airport Owner, Manager and Son

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Group portrait of three men: the Lake Delton airport owner, likely William J. Newman (center), manager and son standing in front of the prop of an airplane...
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Pouring Milk at the Wonder Spot

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: Nancy Waterman unsuccessfully pours milk for Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) at the Wonder Spot.
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Two Girls at the Wonder Spot

Date: 04 07 1955
Description: Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman clowning around at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells...
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Two Girls at the Wonder Spot

Date: 04 07 1955
Description: Harriet Anderson (whose name has since changed to Penny Hilley) and Nancy Waterman at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells.
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Two Girls at the Wonder Spot

Date: 06 1965
Description: Two girls facing each other while standing at odd angles at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton in the Wisconsin Dells. One is wearing saddle shoes.
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Four Women Posing at the Wonder Spot

Date: 06 30 1957
Description: Four women pose at the Wonder Spot in Lake Delton. They are standing at a slant.
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Bathing Beach at Squire's Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1932
Description: Group of swimmers in bathing suits along the shores of Lake Delton at Squire's Evergreen Retreat. Onlookers observe the activities: children play in the wa...
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Parson's Indian Trading Post

Date: 1940
Description: Several men, some in Native American dress, stand on the roof of Parson's Indian Trading Post. The building is designed to look like a pueblo.
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Young Women at Wonder Spot

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Description: Two young women appearing to defy gravity outside a shack at the Wonder Spot.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Two women stand beside a waterfall "downstream from the crag."
Postcard

The Wonder Spot

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Description: Interior view of a man and woman demonstrating the visual characteristics apparent at the Wonder Spot. Caption reads: "The Wonder Spot, Hi-Way 12, Lake Del...
Postcard

The Wonder Spot

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Description: Two women hold hands while demonstrating the visual characteristics of the Wonder Spot. Caption reads: "The Wonder Spot, Lake Delton, Wis."
Postcard

The Wonder Spot

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Description: Four women demonstrate the visual characteristics apparent at the Wonder Spot. Caption reads: "Wonder Spot, Lake Delton, Wis."
Postcard

The Wonder Spot

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Description: A woman demonstrates the visual characteristics apparent at the Wonder Spot. Caption reads: "'The Wonder Spot,' Hi-Way 12, Lake Delton at the Dells."
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Log Dam at Mirror Lake

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view over dam and waterfall of a man in a bathing suit walking in the placid and shallow water above the dam. Behind him a boat is tethered along ...
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High Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water of a deck truss bridge over the dam at Mirror Lake. Timme Mill is on the left side of the lake. There are boats in the foreground, and th...
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Entrance to Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: A man and woman pose at the wooden walkway among the rock formations of Congress Hall, on the Dell View Resort property.

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