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Dells Dam and Paper Mill

Date: 
Description: View of the dam at the Dells of the Chippewa River. The paper mill is in the background on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Dells Dam and Paper Mill...
Photograph

Men Carrying Dead Lambs

Date: 09 1910
Description: Men carrying dead lambs back to the Leighton-Wyoming mining camp.
Photograph

Scene at Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Rock formations at Congress Hall on the Dell View Resort property.
Photograph

Lumber Rafts

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of men working on lumber rafts on the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Shot Tower Tunnel

Date: 1920
Description: Entrance of the tunnel to the bottom of the shot tower. There is graffiti around the entrance.
Photograph

Laundry

Date: 1910
Description: Bill Marr, on the left, and Howard "Dad" Greene washing their clothes with soap on a rock by the lake.
Photograph

The Narrows in Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: View down a narrow wooden walkway through rock formations at Congress Hall, on the Dell View Resort property.
Map or Atlas

Map of Hogarty

Date: 1973
Description: A topographical map of the Hogarty quadrangle.
Photograph

Rock Scenery at Chula Vista Hotel Grounds

Date: 1926
Description: Elevated scenic view of the Wisconsin River with rock formations along the shoreline.
Photograph

Rock Scenery at Walmar Lodge

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

Men with McCormick Mower

Date: 1900
Description: Men are sitting and standing around a McCormick mower, while a man wearing a suit and hat is standing to the left writing on a slip of paper, possibly a re...
Map or Atlas

Map Geological and Topographical of Eagle Heights Quarry Area

Date: 1902
Description: This map is watercolor and pen on paper and relief shown by contours. The map reads: "Contour interval 10 feet." Shown on the map are geological features a...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Workers in a Large Quarry

Date: 1911
Description: View of workers in a large quarry in Ableman. Several male workers are standing in the quarry among piles of rock with their work equipment.
Photograph

Mlakar Hotel

Date: 
Description: Exterior view over railroad tracks of the Mlakar Hotel near a train station. A man sits on the porch of the hotel.
Photograph

Entrance to Congress Hall

Date: 1925
Description: A man and woman pose at the wooden walkway among the rock formations of Congress Hall, on the Dell View Resort property.
Photograph

High Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water of a deck truss bridge over the dam at Mirror Lake. Timme Mill is on the left side of the lake. There are boats in the foreground, and th...
Photograph

A Jolly Bunch at Dells Farm Resort

Date: 1926
Description: A view of a group of 19 people posing in front of rock formation.
Photograph

Louis Bluff from the Oakes Cottages, Highway 13

Date: 1926
Description: View from shoreline, with tree stumps sticking above the waterline, of the Wisconsin River and Louis Bluff from Oakes Cottages.
Photograph

Rundolph Mill & Dam

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Rundolph Mill and dam near Muscoda. A man stands near the far side of the bridge on the left. The banks of the river are rocky cliffs, and a st...

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