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Horseshoe Curve near Ableman

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Description: View of a passenger train coming down the tracks at the Horseshoe Curve. Rock Springs was called Ableman until 1947.
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Terminal Moraine

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Description: Looking east at Terminal Moraine topography. View is down a dirt road with a house in the near background.
Postcard

Kinnickinnic Monument

Date: 1905
Description: View of the Kinnickinnic monument with two people posing on top. Caption reads: "The Wonderful Kinnickinnic Monument, Hudson, Wis."
Postcard

Larks Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across water toward the Larks Hotel and ferry. Caption reads: "Larks Hotel, Wisconsin Dells."
Postcard

Country Club

Date: 1910
Description: View up dirt road toward club. Automobiles are parked on the left. There is a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Country Club, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1901
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse with the Crusher building which was built in 1901 and burned in 1902. Caption reads: "Grand Dad Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
Postcard

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1915
Description: Looking toward Grand Dad Bluff.
Postcard

Dam in Two Rivers

Date: 1900
Description: View of a dam surrounded by autumnal trees. An industrial building is on the right. The scene is Shoto Falls, in the Town of Shoto, near Two Rivers. Captio...
Postcard

Sherwood Point Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Colorized view of the Sherwood Point Lighthouse. Caption reads: "Sherwood Point Light House, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
Postcard

Lake Front in Maiden Rock

Date: 1905
Description: The view of the Lake Front from across the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Lake Front at Maiden Rock, Wis."
Postcard

Petenwell Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: Petenwell Bridge. Caption reads: "Pete-eu-nell Bridge, Necedah, Wis."
Postcard

Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the 180-foot high Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there.
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Eagle Bluff, Peninsula State Park

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the 180-foot high Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there.
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"Apollo" — High Rock from Romance Cliff

Date: 1931
Description: Second to last steamboat on the river taken before 1931, burned in 1931. Taken from Romance Cliff, "The Apollo" is shown coming through with smoke billowin...
Painting

Cooperative Store

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Description: Exterior view of large brick building (cooperative store) with three open arches on the porch area, and arched windows. There is a house near a bluff in th...
Postcard

Boats at Fishing Wharf

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Description: View from shoreline of boats docked at the fishing wharf. People are fishing from the pier, and a group of people are in a rowboat near a ferry. There are ...
Postcard

Wolf River

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Description: Postcard of Route 55 Menominee Indian reservation, Dells of Wolf River.
Photograph

Timme Mill

Date: 1925
Description: View across lake of a four-story wooden mill with two wings, one with an oriel window. There is a building with a cupola, probably a granary, behind the mi...
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Highcliff Cottage

Date: 01 1926
Description: Highcliffe, a cottage with a large porch near the shore of Devil's Lake which was the meeting place of the Heart of the Hills Walking Club, founded by H.E....
Postcard

Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen to the right and below. The lake, bluffs ...

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