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Lost Canyon

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Text on reverse reads: "Lost Canyon, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin." Tourists ride in a modern day horse-drawn buggy through Lost Canyon. Rock formations tower overhead.

Date Created:
July 28, 1980

Publication Information

Date Created July 28, 1980

Physical Description

Format Image
Extent 1 postcard
Dimensions 14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Digital Collection History Center
Source Collection Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s
Call Number PH 2744
Catalog Record https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465793002121
Finding Aid https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph02744

Copyright Information

Copyright Status COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013YL5
Legacy ID
WHi 151560

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Lost Canyon

Lost Canyon

Elevated view of a cart of tourists in Lost Canyon.

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1950

Text on the reverse reads: "The Fern Dell County School at The Pioneer Village Museum at Wisconsin Dells, Wis. Built in 1883 and used every year until 1955. Preserved in memory of the one room coun...

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Fat Man's Misery

Fat Man's Misery

1907

Text on front reads: "Fat Man's Misery. Cold Water Canyon, Dells of the Wisconsin River." A boardwalk in a narrow passage between two rock formations.

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Dells Boat Tour

Dells Boat Tour

1950

Tourists on the "Commander", a Wisconsin Dells tour boat on the Wisconsin River. The shores are lined with rock formations and trees.

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Fat Man's Misery

Fat Man's Misery

1950

Text on reverse reads: "Fat Man's Misery. Through much of Coldwater Canyon the rock walls are very high and the passage between them is very narrow. The narrowest point is called Fat man's Misery f...

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Excursion Boat on the Wisconsin River

Excursion Boat on the Wisconsin River

July 13, 1939

Text on front reads: "The River from Cold Water Canyon Entrance, Dells of the Wisconsin River." An excursion boat seen from entrance to Cold Water Canyon. Rock formations and trees line the shore.

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