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River Baptism

Date: 1888
Description: A baptism in a river in southern Wisconsin.
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Steamboat "Alexander Mitchell"

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Description: View from shoreline of the steamboat Alexander Mitchell and passengers.
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Steamboats "Alexander Mitchell" and "Eolah"

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Description: Steamboats Alexander Mitchell and Eolah alongside rocks, with passengers posed on the Alexander Mitchell.
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McGillavray Sash and Door Company

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Description: Men and boys posed standing on the Harrison Street bridge next to the McGillivray Sash and Door Factory.
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Five People Posing by the River

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Description: Outdoor view of a three women and two men posing standing on bluffs over a river, and buildings.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Portrait European American Men and Women

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Description: Exterior portrait next to a river of two men and three women posing sitting, and two men posing standing behind them.
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Tom Van Schaick on a Hammock

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American man posing sitting on a hammock with a body of water in the background. Man identified as Tom Van Schaick.
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Charles or Tom Van Schaick

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing near the water's edge wearing a suit coat and derby hat, and holding an umbrella. Man identified as Charles J. Va...
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Tom Van Schaick and Julia Ormsby

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man and woman posparties in a wedding sitting in a hammock near a body of water. They are identified as Tom Van Schaick and Julia Orm...
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Brule River Fish Hatchery

Date: 1935
Description: A one-story building is situated amongst young evergreens and surrounded by stone walls containing river raceways for spawning fish. A group of people are ...
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Rowing Party

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Description: View along sandy shoreline towards three women and a man standing near a rowboat pulled up onto the shore. One of the women is holding an infant in her arm...
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Excursion Boat "Mikado"

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Description: Stereograph of the "Mikado," an excursion boat painted to look like a paddle wheel steamboat. It is stopped along the shoreline of the river where rock for...
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Ice Skating Party and Double Exposure

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Description: View across ice towards a large skating party posing for a group portrait. In the background along the shoreline is an exposed cliff with bushes and trees ...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Men and Women

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of four women and a man standing on the back steps of a building. On the right is a woman standing on a wooden walkway with a railin...
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Men Holding Pipes

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Description: Three men posed standing against a fence holding pipes in a yard. In the background is a river clogged with floating logs floating. Several wooden building...
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Fishermen on Pike River

Date: 1945
Description: Two fishermen on rocks alongside the Pike River.
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Tenney Park Lock Opening

Date: 08 22 1959
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen leads the parade of boats that opened the new Tenney Park lock on Saturday morning.
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Family Enjoying a Picnic

Date: 1897
Description: The Meinhardt family assembled for a picnic in their garden. A river or lake is in the far background. The table is set with china and flatware. Among the ...
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Riverbank Card Game

Date: 1910
Description: Two men smoking pipes and playing cards in the grass along a riverbank.

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