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Swimming Pool

Date: 1930
Description: The municipal sand-bottomed swimming pool was a popular spot to cool off in the summer months.
Postcard

Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water along the right side of the Sauk City bridge, erected in 1922 to replace an old toll bridge. tree-covered hills are on the opposite shore...
Postcard

Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: View along side of bridge over the Wisconsin River, built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden one when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Wis. Ri...
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Elevated View of Avoca

Date: 1909
Description: An elevated view of a town in the Wisconsin River Valley. Fields surround the town, and low hills are in the far background.
Postcard

Toll Bridge Across the Wisconsin River

Date: 02 01 1912
Description: Photographic postcard of the toll bridge that spans the Wisconsin River. Part of the bridge is covered. Several men stand along the railing. A sign warns "...
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Old Mill Dam

Date: 1922
Description: A dam constructed of cement and wood.
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Scene on Kickapoo River

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Description: View from shoreline of a car driving over a bridge on the Kickapoo River. There is a ridge of a hill in the background.
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Mill Dam

Date: 1922
Description: View of a mill dam's pond with open area and hills in the background.
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Scene on Pecatonica River

Date: 1925
Description: View from hill of a landscape with a winding river in a valley.
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Scene near Bloom City

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Description: Elevated view of farmland. In the bottom-left center, there is a structure with a bell tower near a dirt road. In the center there is a similar building. T...
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Dam and Bridge

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Description: View across reservoir of a bridge over a dam.
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Wisconsin River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River. There is a bridge across the river.
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Bird's-Eye View of Wisconsin River Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bridge crossing the Wisconsin River.
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Bridge Across River

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Description: View down hill of a bridge across a river. There are railroad tracks going along the shoreline under the bridge.
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Toll Bridge

Date: 
Description: A covered bridge across the Wisconsin River.
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Toll Bridge across the Wisconsin River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view across the Wisconsin River. Men and boys stand on the railing of the covered bridge. A sign warns: "look out for the cars."
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Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 
Description: A covered bridge across the Wisconsin River.
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 01 23 1931
Description: View from shoreline of bridge during construction over the icy river.
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: View from shoreline of a crane lifting machinery to workers at the top of the bridge during construction. Words on the crane reads, "Stevens Brothers and S...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 1931
Description: The entrance to the bridge during construction. A worker works on the side of the bridge on the right. Other workers in the middle of the bridge lay boards...

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