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Rock of Gibraltar in the Richmond Memorial Park

Date: 1902
Description: Two women and a man pose atop Gibraltar Rock in Richmond Memorial Park, which was dedicated by Jens Jensen and the Wisconsin Friends in 1927 in order to co...
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Harrisburg Church

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Harrisburg Church. There are long hills in the background.
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Cleopatra's Needle from the South

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Cleopatra's Needle with Devil's Lake in the background.
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Cleopatra's Needle

Date: 1910
Description: The rock formation at Devil's Lake known as Cleopatra's Needle.
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Chimney Rock

Date: 1910
Description: A winter view of Chimney Rock at the Dells. There is snow on the ground and ice on the river.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1910
Description: A distant view of the Yerkes Observatory.
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Jaws of the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: View from bank of the Wisconsin River of the Jaws of the Dells in winter. Snow is on the ground and ice lines the shoreline.
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Chimney Rock

Date: 1910
Description: Chimney Rock at the Dells in winter.
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Jaws of the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: The Locks and Jaws of the Dells in winter, taken at Devil's Elbow. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's name on it, is visible in the background.
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Dells of the Wisconsin River

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the rock formations along the Wisconsin River at the Dells.
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Lone Rock

Date: 1910
Description: View across Wisconsin River of men and women in canoes at the base of Lone Rock at the Dells.
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Stand Rock

Date: 1910
Description: A man in motion moves toward making the leap to Stand Rock as men and women watch nearby.
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Landscape from the Top of Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1909
Description: The view from Gibraltar Rock across farm fields and woods. There are corn shocks in several of the fields. A farm house and outbuildings stand near a pond...
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Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1910
Description: View of the face of the bluff at Gibraltar Rock, with farmland and other bluffs far below in the distance.
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Skillet Falls

Date: 1909
Description: View of Skillet Falls from downstream. The trees are bare, and tree stumps are visible on the hill in the background, known locally as Mount Baldy.
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Gibraltar Rock

Date: 1909
Description: Side view of a woman sitting on a rock ledge on the face of Gibraltar Rock bluff. Hills, fields and the Wisconsin River are visible far below in the backgr...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a woman holding a walking stick and wearing a hat and fur coat with a fur stole sitting on a ledge of ice at Skillet Falls. Bare trees fra...
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Two Women at Skillet Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Two well-dressed women stand at the foot of Skillet Falls. The trees in the background are bare; the hill behind is covered with tree stumps. The hill is...
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Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: A double exposure of a landscape featuring a very large tree and farm houses superimposed on an image of buildings and crowds at the Sauk County Fairground...
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Wisconsin Heights

Date: 09 29 1906
Description: A group of people looks over the Wisconsin Heights battlefield as a man gestures. A horse-drawn buggy is on the right and another team of horses is visible...

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