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Chapel Gorge Beach

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Description: Elevated view of the mouth of Chapel Gorge Beach showing a canoe at the shore.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City, Wis.

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Sauk City.
Photograph

Rib Mountain

Date: 1930
Description: A view looking west at Rib Mountain across the Wisconsin River from the outskirts of Wausau.
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Group Along Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Group of four standing on the rocks along shore of the Wisconsin River at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Steamboat on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Crowded steamboat touring the Wisconsin Dells. There is a group of four people standing on the shore of the Wisconsin River looking on.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Pinery Region

Date: 1935
Description: This map shows Wisconsin’s pinery region. Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Winnebago, Green Bay, the Wisconsin River, and the Mississippi River are label...
Photograph

Down the River from the Elbow #145

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Description: A man and a boy sitting on a rock formation at Devil's Elbow. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
Postcard

Covered Bridge

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a covered bridge over the Wisconsin River. Men are fishing at the base of a pylon, and other men are boating in the river. Th...
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Wisconsin River Valley from Bogus Bluff

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River from Bogus Bluff. There is a tree in the foreground and sandbars in the river.
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Rock Scenery at Chula Vista Hotel Grounds

Date: 1926
Description: Elevated scenic view of the Wisconsin River with rock formations along the shoreline.
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Beach at Ravenswood, Hotel Kilbourn

Date: 1927
Description: The Ravenswood beach on the Wisconsin River. A man is piloting an excursion boat as it is pulling away from the shoreline. Two rowboats are pulled up on th...
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River View from Walmar Lodge

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Description: View of the Wisconsin River, with a beach on the left. In the distance is a tree-covered hill.
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Rock Scenery at Walmar Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: View across Wisconsin River of tree-covered bluffs along the shoreline.
Photograph

Wallace Day — Riverview Boat Guide

Date: 1929
Description: Native American tour guide standing on a rock formation. He is wearing a headdress and decorated vest and white shirt, and is holding a megaphone and point...
Photograph

Howard White Thunder — Winnebago Indian Guide — "At the Dells"

Date: 1929
Description: Native American guide in native dress standing on the bow of a tour boat floating in the river. A pilot wearing a hat is sitting behind him. On the front o...
Postcard

Trees for Tomorrow Environmental Center

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Trees for Tomorrow Environmental Center, with buildings, grounds, roads, and the Eagle River. Founded in 1944.
Map or Atlas

Map of Southwestern Part of Wisconsin, 1839: Showing Physical Features, Plant Life, Quality of Land, and Cultural Features Including Names of Early Settlers

Date: 08 1960
Description: This map shows a detailed account of southwestern Wisconsin. Individual settlers, the type of trees that grow in given areas, the quality of the soil (labe...
Map or Atlas

Plat of the U. States Road from Fond du Lac, by Fox Lake, to the Wiskonsin River

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows portion of the military road from Fond du Lac to the Wisconsin River near Fort Winnebago, with mile markers and adjacent land use. A few pro...
Photograph

Ferry Bluff

Date: 11 2013
Description: View down a small dirt path lined with grasses and trees along Ferry Bluff State Natural Area. To the left is Honey Creek leading to the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Wyalusing State Park

Date: 1968
Description: Slightly elevated view of a family standing in front of a stone wall at Point Lookout in Wyalusing State Park. The man is pointing towards the Wisconsin Ri...

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