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Publication Information
| Creator | Gesell, Gerhard, approximately 1846- |
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| Date Created | 1890 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 photograph |
| Dimensions | unknown |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Gerhard Gesell photographs and negatives, circa 1875-1950 |
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| Call Number | (G471)16 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465633402121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph06131 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Boys Undressing to Go Swimming in the Mississippi River
1900
Boys undressing to go swimming in the Mississippi River. Alma, Wisconsin is across the river in the background.
Boys on Mississippi River
circa 1890-1899
Groups of boys on the Mississippi River shore undressing for a swim. Alma is visible across the river.
Children with Rowboat
circa 1890-1899
Group of children playing in a rowboat in a Mississippi River inlet. Alma, Wisconsin is in the background on the opposite shoreline.
Cattle Drive In Alma
circa 1890-1899
Farmers driving their cattle to a stockyard near the Burlington Depot, a weekly occurrence.
Wintery View of Mississippi River
1890
A view from a hill overlooking the town of Alma, on the banks of the Mississippi River, which is frozen. Several churches and residential houses are visible.
Rowboats and Young People Fishing
1890
Oblique view from the Mississippi River. Two young women are in a rowboat near the shoreline, and two young men are fishing in the river. Alma at the foot of large bluffs can be seen on the opposit...
