The Navy Yard rock formation, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, circa 1940

Subjects: Forests & Trees Rivers & Streams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Navy Yard rock formation, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, circa 1940, E. C. Kropp Co., WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A quiet stretch of the Wisconsin River winds between towering, horizontally banded sandstone bluffs, with dense pine and hardwood forest crowning the cliffs and a single bird in the sky. The card names the spot "The Navy Yard," one of the named rock formations in the Wisconsin Dells, a gorge cut by the Wisconsin River through Cambrian sandstone. The Dells became a popular Upper Midwest tourist destination in the late 19th century, and the formations were celebrated in stereographs and postcards by photographers such as H. H. Bennett of Kilbourn (now Wisconsin Dells).

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

THE NAVY YARD, PICTURESQUE WISCONSIN DELLS — 16 --- THE NAVY YARD resembles a fleet of boats at Anchor, their prows projecting into the stream. These huge stone vessels have withstood the wearing of the water for ages, and have even become more complete and shapely in form. They are bold guardians of the Narrows, quite worthy of the Indian legend that these boats are part of Cortez's fleet which came exploring in these waters, and that the Spaniards, treating the Indians cruelly, angered their god, who, in his wrath, laid his hand upon the ships and turned them into stone. 15762 Post Card A NATURAL COLOR POST CARD Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. - FCY

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Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Series	16
Condition	Very good
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a thin white border; slight corner wear. No postmark; unused divided-back linen card with E. C. Kropp "Natural Color Post Card" imprint (c. 1930s–40s). Light toning and faint soiling; no handwriting anywhere.

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The Navy Yard rock formation, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-navy-yard-rock-formation-wisconsin-dells-wisconsin-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.