Found: Winnebago Couple, Wisconsin Dells, WI

Found: An attractive Winnebago couple do not seem to notice our sight-seeing boats pass along the beautiful shores of the Wisconsin River at the Dells Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. D133 Photo by John A. Trumble. Published by DELLS PHOTO SERVICE, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Sun Johnson Printing Inc. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Circa 1970s.

Found: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Along the shores of the Wisconsin River there are 15 miles of colorful rock formations. The soft sandstone has been worn into many unusual shapes  by the weather.  D197 Photo by John A. Trumble. Published by DELLS PHOTO SERVICE, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Circa 1970s.

Found; THE SUGAR BOWL. A large steel passenger boat going through the narrow channel that separates the rock island from the mainland. In the ""Lower Dells" of the Wisconsin River. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. D127 Photo by John A. Trumble. Published by DELLS PHOTO SERVICE, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Sun Johnson Printing Inc. Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Circa 1970s.

Found: Dancing Waters. The Fabulous and Amazing DANCING WATERS. As Featured at Tommy Bartlett's Water Thrill Show. Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. D200 Photo by John A. Trumble. Published by DELLS PHOTO SERVICE, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. Circa 1970s.

Like so many pre-Internet era professional photographers, precious little is known about John A. Trumble whose theatrical color photographs document Wisconsin Dells on postcards. Decades after H. H. Bennett's romantic approach to capturing the Dells, Trumble's carefully crafted photographs  used male and female models in "Indian" or touristy shorts outfits to accent rock formations and waterways circa 1970s. His colorful geometric Dancing Waters at Tommy Bartlett's Water Thrill Show postcard indicates a departure from earlier landscape adulation thus paving the way for the "Waterpark Capital of the World®" version of the Dells of today.

 

Found: Moonlight at Stand Rock, Wis Dells, WI

Found: 3726. Moonlight at Stand Rock, Dells of the Wisconsin River.  Published by E.A. Bishop, Racine circa 1930

Found: Grand Avenue Viaduct, Milwaukee, WI

Found: Grand Ave. Viaduct, Milwaukee, Wis.  by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, circa 1920s

Found: Second Street Bridge, Burlington, Wis. by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee circa 1920s

Found: Davenport Street Bridge, Wisconsin River, Rhinelander, Wis. Substantial industries give Rhinelander a firm economic foundation. Paper and lumber products, refrigerators and many other manufactured produccts find their way into the great trade channels of the world" by E.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. postmarked October 1, 1948

E.C. Kropp was apparently fascinated with the wonders of modern engineering.

Found: Looking at Lakes and Rivers

Found: Turk's  Head, Devil's Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wis.
 The ripple marks in this rock show that it was once part of the floor of an
ancient sea. Copyright by and published by
 H.H. Bennett Studio, Wisconsin, circa 1965

Found: "View from High Rock: This beautiful view is found in the Upper Dells of the Wisconsin River,
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin" copyright H. H. Bennett Studio, circa 1965

Found: "Greetings from Appleton, Wisconsin: Huge driftwood offers shelter from the misty spray blown up by crashing waves on a quiet beach." copyright L. L. Cook Co., 1951

Found: "Lake Scene/Bohners Lake, Burnlington, Wis." color by Eric Sanford, circa 1960

Found: "Riverside Park, Watertown, Wisconsin: Riverside Watertown's largest park, is ideally situated along
the banks of the Rock River" copyright L. L. Cook Co., 1951