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Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1948
Description: View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image.
Photograph

Man and Boat

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Description: A man stands next to a rowboat on the rocky lake shore.
Book or Pamphlet

Playground of Wisconsin's Northwoods Pamphlet

Date: 1931
Description: Cover of a Wisconsin tourism pamphlet for the 1932 season.
Photograph

Duck Trip

Date: 08 15 1955
Description: Amphibious Duck on land with Board of Trade stone works. The stone gargoyles were salvaged from the Board of Trade building in Chicago by Newman.
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Rock Island

Date: 08 20 1964
Description: View over fishing boat of Rock Island, as seen from Jackson Harbor.
Photograph

Flatboat

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Description: Elevated view of a flatboat traveling on the Yukon River through Miles Canyon in Yukon Territory, Canada. Growing on the land above the canyon are stands o...
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Oconomowoc Image Collage

Date: 1890
Description: A collage of images including a sailboat, a fish, a man fishing, and a forest scene.
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Lumbering Town

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Description: Distant elevated view of a lumbering town including a river and surrounding forest. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Raymond, Wash."
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Flambeau River

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Description: Elevated view of the Flambeau River including boats on the river and buildings (possibly resorts) standing along the forested shore.
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Wilson Creek

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Description: A man rows a boat along a sandy bank in Wilson Creek. The water is surrounded by a forested area.
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Scene on Red Cedar River

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Description: A group of youth sits on a shoreline along the Red Cedar River while others swim and boat. A stone structure stands in the center of the river and foreste...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge Over Red Cedar River

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Description: A railroad bridge crosses over Red Cedar River.
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Boathouse on Lake Menomonie

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Description: A boathouse stands along the forested shore of Lake Menomonie. The building features multiple boat entrances and an upper-level pavilion with a lookout at...
Drawing

Spirits on Devil's Lake

Date: 1852
Description: Devil's Lake from shore flanked by steep tree-covered hillsides. A small solitary rowboat floats near the distant shore.
Postcard

Kennedy Lake

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Description: Color view from hill toward a lone boater on Kennedy Lake. Caption reads: "Kennedy Lake, Antigo, Wis."
Postcard

Vacation Paradise

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Description: Color postcard of a view of a lake from a shoreline. A power boat and a fishing boat can be seen through the trees. "Cable, Wisc." is printed in red on the...
Photograph

Boat Landing and Bathing Beach at Evergreen Retreat

Date: 1931
Description: A boathouse and canoe boats along Lake Delton. The boathouse is painted with advertisements that read, "Cottages - Rooms - Cabins - Refreshments - Free Cam...
Postcard

County Trunk E and Kangaroo Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a county road crossing over a lake. Two automobiles are on the road. On the right is a boat at the shoreline behind a "Parkin...
Photograph

Boat Along Shore

Date: 1918
Description: View from pier of a boat tied up near a rocky shoreline. A fence and trees run along the shoreline towards tall buildings in the distance.
Postcard

Rock River, N.W. Ry. Bridge and Glimpse of Beloit

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view through trees of the Rock River, with a railroad bridge and a glimpse of Beloit. There are boaters near sandbars in ...

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