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Boating on the Mill Pond

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View looking down hill towards an unidentified woman who is sitting holding the oars in a skiff near the shoreline of the millpond on the Montello River, now known as Montello Lake.

Date Created:
1905
Creator:
Kaufmann, Lucy A.

Publication Information

Creator Kaufmann, Lucy A.
Date Created 1905

Physical Description

Format Image

Collection Information

Call Number 1510000037

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013KX1
Legacy ID
WHi 120687

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Woman in Skiff

Woman in Skiff

1906

An unidentified woman, wearing a hat and standing in a skiff is aiming a gun toward the shore of the mill pond (Montello Lake). The printed inscription on the front of the card reads: "At the head ...

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At the Head of the Mill Pond

At the Head of the Mill Pond

1905

View from shoreline with fallen tree towards trees reflected in the Montello River, upstream from the dam in Montello, which created the mill pond, now Montello Lake.

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Fun at the Lake

Fun at the Lake

1907

An unidentified young woman wearing a white dress is standing on the prow of a skiff watching fifteen children playing in shallow water. A second woman is sitting in the skiff holding an oar. A pri...

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Jessie and Lucy

Jessie and Lucy

1905

Sisters Jessie, left, and Lucy Underwood posing with their bicycles on the Montello River bridge in Montello. A man is standing in the far background on the right along the shoreline near an overtu...

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Fox River  Dam

Fox River Dam

1905

A view from the south looking over the Fox River dam at Montello. The entrance to the lock is in the background. In the foreground are two men in a boat and two men standing on the low abutment abo...

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Fox River Dam

Fox River Dam

1905

Trees are reflected in the waters of Buffalo Lake above the dam on the Fox River. There is a man standing on the far side of the dam near a rowboat.

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