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| Description: | Chief Whirling Thunder, standing at the front of an excursion boat named "Black Hawk," which appears to be near the Wisconsin Dells. Caption reads: "Chief ... |
| Date: | 05 28 1911 |
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| Description: | Men posing on a barge carrying a steam powered pile driver at work on the coffer dam for the construction of the powerhouse. Caption reads: "Driving Sheet ... |
| Date: | 02 01 1912 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the toll bridge that spans the Wisconsin River. Part of the bridge is covered. Several men stand along the railing. A sign warns "... |
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| Description: | A woman in an Indian dress and headband sits at High Rock in the Upper Dells looking over the Wisconsin River at a tour boat. |
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| Description: | An Indian man and boy in native garb stand on High Rock with the Wisconsin River in the background. The man is pointing towards the left and holding a bow ... |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac" with an American flag. |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac II" is seen on the Wisconsin River behind two signs. The signs read, "Road Closed" and "Ferry Opens April 15". |
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| Description: | Two images of ferries as printed on a postcard. The top image is the ferry "Colsac" on the Wisconsin River. The bottom image is simply described as an earl... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from shoreline of the rock formation in the Dells of the Wisconsin River. A man is paddling a canoe in the foreground. Printed o... |
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| Description: | Illustration of a bluff at the Dells, with a woman is sitting on the top near a tree. There are bluffs on the other side of the river in the background.Cap... |
| Date: | 09 18 1925 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Paper Mill Dam, Rhinelander, Wis." View of the outflow of the Rhinelander Paper Mill dam, on the Wisconsin River, that powers the mil... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text handwritten on bridge: "Toll Bridge, Sauk City." A couple are standing in a canoe on the Wisconsin River, in front of the Toll Bridge. Old supports ca... |
| Date: | 05 10 1907 |
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| Description: | Written faintly along bottom: "Sauk Toll Bridge". The view is along the side of the bridge, with buildings and trees on both sides in the foreground. A man... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Power House at the Dam." Elevated view of the powerhouse, which is a very large brick and concrete structure next to the Prairie du S... |
| Date: | 08 22 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "At The Head of The Narrows, Dells of The Wisconsin River." A channel of the Wisconsin River that is 52 feet wide and 100 feet deep. T... |
| Date: | 04 29 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Martin's Island, Stevens Point, Wis." Two women, one standing and one sitting behind a boat pulled up on the shore of the Wisconsin R... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Train of House Boats, at Tomahawk, Wis." A train of four houseboats in the water with another boat to pull them. Five rowboats are in... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Hog's Back, Tomahawk, Wis." The Hog's Back is a tree covered peninsula on Lake Mohawksin, also the former name of Bradley Park. A man... |
| Date: | 07 23 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Below the High Bridge After the Flood. Wausau, Wisconsin." Railroad cars were swept away when dams at Brokaw and Merrill failed on th... |
| Date: | 1975 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Free Parking Lot Trolley. For your convenience you may ride the trolley from your car to Boat Dock. 'Have a Great Day.' Wisconsin D... |
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