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Crowd of People on Bridge

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Description: Bridge into town lined with people and icy water below.
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People Watching Rapids

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Description: Elevated view of groups of people standing on a bridge and watching the rapids below.
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Townsend House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Townsend House, a resort hotel. In the foreground there are three people in a rowboat, rowing under a bridge where four other people are...
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Island Park

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Description: A crowd of people gathered on a road and seen from a distance in Island park. A few people stand on the bridge in the foreground and tall trees without th...
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Canoeing at Vilas Park

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Description: Group of people standing near a car with a trailer carrying canoes at Vilas Park. There are people standing on a bridge over water in the background.
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Four Fishermen on the Westport Bridge

Date: 06 18 1945
Description: Four people fishing from the Westport bridge. Six people have lost their lives within the past eight weeks at this bridge.
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River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of river scene near Tivoli Island. A group of people are in a boat, and one person is in another boat nearby. A bridge and industrial buildin...
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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Crowd of People with Flag near Bridge

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Description: Crowd of people carrying a flag leaving town over the bridge, possibly heading toward the railroad depot.
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Bear Trap Falls

Date: 1929
Description: Group of people at Bear Trap Falls in the Wolf River near Keshena. People are standing on the shoreline on the left near a sign for the falls. A man is sta...
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Group on Bridge over River

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Description: View from shoreline of group of people posing on a bridge across a small river near Cassville, probably in Grant County. The group of people, three women, ...
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Steamboat in Difficulty

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Description: Elevated view of people along a bridge watching a steamboat in difficulty.
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Tenney Park Bridge

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: People look at the Yahara River from the Tenney Park bridge on Sherman Avenue.
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Bad River Bridge

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Description: Two people on a rustic bridge over Bad River at Copper Falls State Park.
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Bridge over Dam

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Description: People stand on the bridge over a dam, probably the Douglas Dam and Mill near Melrose.
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Four Ho-Chunk People on Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Four Ho-Chunk people crossing a bridge spanning the Black River. This photograph was taken before the flood of October 1911, when the bridge was completely...
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Crowd at a Dock

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd of Norwegian people standing at a dock looking out at the ships.
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On the Beautiful Yahara River

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view of the Yahara River. Two people are in a rowboat in the center, and on the right, two people are fishing from a pier along the r...
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Passengers Disembarking Ship in Winter

Date: 1906
Description: Caption reads: "Manitowoc, Wis.? 1906. Passengers disembarking ship in winter." A group of people are sitting and standing at the side of a bridge in the l...
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Concordia Island

Date: 06 1900
Description: Groups of people cross a wooden bridge on Concordia, later Tivoli, Island.

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