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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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Mt. Horeb Swimming Class

Date: 08 03 1945
Description: Children leaving the truck hired by the Red Cross Chapter of Mt. Horeb to drive them to a swimming class at the Bluemounds pool.
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WIBA-FM Tower

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital...
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Rural Roadside

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: View of a tree and mailbox, with a farmhouse behind below road level along a rural highway. There is a hill in the background with trees.
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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...
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Oat Field

Date: 07 1967
Description: A country road and electrical lines run through a field of oats. On the left is a road, and a farmhouse is in the background on a hill.
Postcard

Old Indian Trail Marker, Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of an old Indian trail marker, a twisted tree, as seen on top of Blue Mounds. Text below reads: "'Old Indian Trail Marker' Top of Blu...
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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

Scene at Little Norway

Date: 07 20 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A log building stands to the left and the chassis of a wagon to the right. Text below reads: "Scene at L...
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

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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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Street Scene

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Description: A view of a retail street from the intersection. From the corner of the street, there is a restaurant, hotel, and post office. On the sidewalk, men sit on ...
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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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Street Scene — Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: A man and his two children pose at the corner near the post office.
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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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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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Trees and A Railroad Corridor

Date: 02 22 2012
Description: Northwesterly view of the railroad corridor in the Village of Blue Mounds. There is a dense growth of trees in the area.
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Rephotographic Pair: Road To Blue Mounds

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of a road to Blue Mounds, presented as a pair.
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Rephotographic Pair: Blue Mounds View

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the same area in Blue Mounds, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows a road leading into the town. The modern view...
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Road into the Woods West of Blue Mounds

Date: 04 28 2015
Description: View down a gravel path leading into a forest. The trees are bare of leaves, but the grass is green. A wood marker is at the intersection of a dirt path on...

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