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| Date: | 03 1939 |
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| Description: | A man mapping a planted stand of white pines in Devil's Lake State Park. He is wearing snowshoes. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Perrot State Park (Trempealeau vicinity) looking west from Brady's Bluff toward the Mississippi River and Minnesota. Railroad tracks run a... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking east at Mt. Trempealeau from Brady's Bluff in Perrot State Park. The Mississippi River is visible along the bluffs at upper left, and t... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Cottage built by Marie Gatter beginning in the 1920s along the shore road in the park. It was razed in the winter of 1960-61. The chimney was originally pa... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of some caves at Peninsula State Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A rear view of the Eagle Harbor Lighthouse at Peninsula State Park. |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the 180-foot high Eagle Bluff. The bluff received its name from the eagles which formerly nested there. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Little Manitou Falls on the Black River. Referred to as the "upper falls" in the park. A person is sitting on the rocks on top of the falls. This waterfall... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great S... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. This waterfall reportedly was called "Gitchee Monido" by the Ojibwa, which means "Falls of the Great Spirit." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state... |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | A trail leading into Parfrey's Glen in Devil's Lake State Park. Parfrey's Glen was Wisconsin's first State Natural Area in 1952. |
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| Description: | Kettle Moraine State Forest with moraines. A fence line partially consisting of glacial erratic rocks is visible in the foreground. |
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| Description: | Mountain meadow at Interstate Park. This area was an ancient lake which became filled with peat. Prehistoric bison bones, copper points, and flint arrow po... |
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| Description: | Tent covering the excavation site of the bones of extinct bison. Milo Mickelson and Lester Giesler are standing in the doorway of the tent. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ... |
| Date: | 07 1876 |
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| Description: | A camping party rests at the top of a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park. |
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| Description: | View of the Cliff House, a resort near Devil's Lake. Caption on stereograph reads: "Devil's Lake and Vicinity. Views of the Cliff House, from the beach." |
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