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Andreas Dahl's Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Andrew Dahl's wagon is on the side of a two-story log house in Blue Mounds. On one side of the wagon cover is "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." On the ba...
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Rural Blue Mounds

Date: 
Description: View of farmland near Blue Mounds, with possibly property markers horizontal, across the center, and some distant farm houses and a barn. Caption reads: "B...
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Old Race Course through the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: View of a wide path through trees in the spring or summer.
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Hillside Landscape

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: Landscape view of willow trees in the Valley of the Mounds Creek, along Highway F.
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School House and Rock Formation

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: Exterior view of a school house near Highway F. A large rock outcropping resides in the schoolyard.
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Rock Formation

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: A large rock formation in the schoolyard of the Deneen School. A small outbuilding and fence is visible in the background.
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Hilltop Cheese Factory

Date: 05 30 1964
Description: Landscape view from field of a rolling countryside. A small cheese factory resides on a slope, with a tree, a windmill, two cars and a tractor near an outb...
Postcard

Picnic Grounds at Spring, Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of picnic grounds at a spring in Blue Mounds State Park. The spring is running out of a brick catch basin on the right. A woman weari...
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West View from Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the view to the west from the top of Blue Mounds, in Blue Mounds State Park. Handwritten is "Platteville Mounds, 45 miles" with an...
Postcard

Northwest View of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the northwest view of Blue Mounds. Text below in a white box reads "N.W. View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation 1760 ft."
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Grand View From Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the view towards Madison from the top of Blue Mounds. Handwritten on the card is "State Capitol, 25 miles" with an arrow. Text bel...
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Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...
Postcard

Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
Postcard

Oak Grove Parking Area at the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 
Description: Postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads: "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, Drive In....
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Bird's-Eye View of Blue Mounds

Date: 1930
Description: Bird's-eye view town. There are barns, homes, a church's steeple and a lumberyard.
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Blue Mounds in the Distance

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Description: View of the village from the railroad tracks. There is a church among the cluster of homes.
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Blue Mounds at a Distance

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Description: View looking down hill of several buildings. More hills are in the far background. Caption reads: "Blue Mounds at a Distance, Altitude 1760 FT."
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Route 19

Date: 1925
Description: A view looking up a winding road with rows of utility lines on both sides. The road is partially fenced.
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Wooded Valley

Date: 1962
Description: Elevated view over wooded farmland valley. In the far distance on top of the hill are farm buildings.
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A Road To Blue Mounds

Date: 04 25 2012
Description: A view of the approach to the Village of Blue Mounds from the cemetery.

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