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Group of People Playing Croquet

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Description: People playing croquet on a lawn next to tennis courts. In the background on the left, people are relaxing under trees across the road. Cottages are in the...
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Sign for Lost Canyon

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Description: Sign for Lost Canyon, with people standing near a car in the foreground.
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Indian Agency house after restoration. A person is standing on the porch.
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Sugar Bowl

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Description: Rowboat (Oriole) with four people in foreground near shoreline, with Sugarbowl in the background.
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Train at Kilbourn Station

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul train at Kilbourn station, with people standing off to the side on the platform.
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First Presbyterian Church

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Description: The First Presbyterian Church, dedicated October 15, 1893. There are horse-drawn carriages parked across the street on the left. People are standing near t...
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Cave of the Dark Waters

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Description: Cave of the Dark Waters, north entrance. Two people are in a canoe, one sitting, one standing and holding a fish.
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McManman Store, Kilbourn

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Description: External view of McManman Store, Superior Street, Kilbourn, with people posing standing in front of the store, and two children sitting on the curb.
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Kilbourn Railroad Station

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Description: Kilbourn railroad station looking north. A crowd of people are standing on the platform. Carriages are parked behind the station building.
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Observation Platform of Train at Kilbourn Station

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Description: Group of people posing on the observation platform of a train at the Kilbourn station. There is a water tower on the left.
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Sugar Bowl

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Description: View from sandy shoreline towards the Sugar Bowl, north side. Three people are in a rowboat at the end of the beach.
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The Dells — Wisconsin River

Date: 1849
Description: Pencil sketch of a cross-section of the Dells of the Wisconsin River. People are in a row boat in the center. Caption at bottom: "The Dells — Wisconsin Riv...
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Devil's Football

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Description: Stereograph from shoreline of three people in a canoe next to the rock formation Devil's Football, near the Deep Fill.
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Skylight Cave - Anaglyph

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Description: Stereograph though Skylight Cave (in the Navy Yard) of three people in a rowboat.
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Wide View of Camping Area

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A wide view of the camping area at the site of the Sound Storm music festival. People are walking among tents and vehicles spread out on a hill. There is a...
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Springhill Cottages "At the Dells"

Date: 1927
Description: The grounds at Springhill Cottages, with four cottages on the hill in the background. There is a person sitting on a chair inside an open-sided building in...
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Kilbourn City Railroad Depot

Date: 1875
Description: View towards a train at the Kilbourn City (now known as Wisconsin Dells) railroad depot, with a crowd of people on the platform.
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Eaton Grotto

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Description: Elevated view from rock of Eaton Grotto. On the river is a steamboat with passengers. People are standing on a dock at river's edge.
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Train Near Ink Stand

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Description: Elevated view of a train running parallel to the river, past the Ink Stand. Several people are standing along the tracks and waving.
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Dells Landing

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Description: Elevated view of the Dells boat landing building, with people standing on the balcony. There is a steamboat near the dock on the river below.

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