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Toll gate and bridge, St. Croix River at the Dalles

• [ca. 1905] (creation)

1 photograph : photomechanical print, black and white ;

Real-photo postcard with aerial view of part of the bridge between St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and Taylors Falls, Minnesota, and rock formations in the Dalles area of the St. Croix River. Published by M. A. Whedon, Minneapolis. Date from postmark: Aug 21, 1905; mailed from St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, and rec'd in Madison, Wisconsin, on Aug 22, 1905; green 1¢ Benjamin Franklin stamp (design A115). Addressed to Miss Pollie Scampton, 919 W. Johnson St., Madison, Wisconsin; message on the recto: "St. Croix, Wisconsin Sunday Aug. 20. Dear Pollie. You may be surprised to see I am in Wisconsin We came to Taylor Falls last night & this place is just around the river. The rapids are beautiful. We expect to go thru the Park & take a boat to see the Dalles. It reminds me of our trip several yrs. ago. I expect to go home next wek. Mother is along and stands the trip fine. We have a lovely place to stay here. Am going back to Minnesota tonight. Love from all, [smeared name]."

All corners are dog-eared

This item is made available by the University Archives & Area Research Center, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, for personal, educational, and research purpose sin accordance with the Fair Use provisions of Copyright Act of 1976. Other uses may require permission from the copyright owner. Proper attribution is expected.

Cataloged by kdo, 04/24/2017

Donated April 24, 2017, by Kathryn Otto, St. Paul MN.

Minneapolis, Minn. : M. A. Wheden, [ca. 1905]

• Bridges--Wisconsin--St. Croix Falls--1900-1910 Rivers--Wisconsin--St. Croix Falls--1900-1910 Rock formations--Wisconsin--St. Croix Dalles--1900-1910 St. Croix Dalles (Wis.)--1900-1910 St. Croix River (Wis. and Minn.)--1900-1910