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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....
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Boat Landing at Devil's Lake

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Description: Boats park at a landing on Devil's Lake. The small wooden structure stands among trees at the shore.
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North Shore of Devil's Lake

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Description: Elevated view of the north end of Devil's Lake and Cliff House. A number of buildings are around the shoreline with railroad tracks in the foreground. A lo...
Postcard

A Glimpse Of Devil's Lake From The New Warner Road, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1933
Description: Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake and bluffs seen through the trees. Some of the trees have autumn color. A roof and chimney are visible. The text at the ...
Postcard

Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway

Date: 1914
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen below. The lake, bluffs, roads and buildi...
Map or Atlas

State Park Devil's Lake Wisconsin : Course in Plane Table Surveying

Date: 1923
Description: This topographical map of Devil's Lake State Park, Sauk County, Wisconsin, is based on 1922-1923 surveys of the area by the University of Wisconsin Summer ...
Map or Atlas

Waukesha County

Date: 02 1956
Description: This 1956 map of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, dams, airports, par...
Photograph

Wade House Opening Day

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: The official opening of Wade House. Amid great fanfare, complete with an appearance by poet Carl Sandburg, Wade House opened to the public on June 6th, 195...
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Presenting the Key to Wade House

Date: 06 06 1953
Description: Ruth DeYoung Kohler II, presents the key to Wade House to Dr. William McKern, of the Wisconsin State Historical Society. The century-old stagecoach inn and...
Photograph

Carriage at Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum

Date: 07 05 1968
Description: Grand opening of the Wesley W. Jung Carriage Museum. Side view of a carriage with a fringed shade, pulled by a horse, traveling in front of the museum on t...
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Elevated view of Stonefield Village, with the Mississippi River in the background. Caption reads: "Stonefield, Cassville, Wis."
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of Stonefield Village with the Mississippi River in the background and railroad tracks in the foreground.
Photograph

Ranger Headquarters District No. 8

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Description: A building, surrounded in deep snow, used by Wisconsin forest rangers of district 8, perhaps in northern Wisconsin. The building includes two sets of close...
Postcard

Forest Rangers at Hang Out at Tomahawk Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of twelve men posing on the steps and porch of a building, probably forest rangers. The men are wearing a variety of clothing, including a b...
Postcard

Main Building: Wisconsin State Forest Reserve, Trout Lake

Date: 1912
Description: View of the main building at the Headquarters Camp State Board of Forestry at Trout Lake. This was the Headquarters of Field Instruction for Forest Ranger ...
Photograph

Pete Christensen at Trout Lake

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Description: Hand-colored portrait of Pete Christensen leaning on a porch post in front of a building. He is wearing a hat slanted against the sun.
Photograph

Rocky Arbor Roadside Park Sign

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Description: A man stands to the right holding the newly built and planted roadside park sign (only right arm visible). There is a building in the far background. Rocky...
Photograph

Camp 2

Date: 1912
Description: Probably a view of a ranger camp house. There is a ladder propped outside at the front, and there is a broken window with temporary board repairs. Two men ...
Photograph

Three Men on a Park Bench

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Description: Three men sitting on a park bench in the lawn outside a building which has stone columns supporting a log fence. C.L. (Neal) Harrington is on the far left ...
Photograph

Life Saving Station on Lake Mendota

Date: 10 08 2014
Description: View from walkway on a sunny day towards the side of the Life Saving Station on the shoreline of Lake Mendota. There is someone standing inside the window ...

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