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Dam and Power Station

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dam and power station on a river. Two automobiles are parked in a lot in the lower left corner. Bluffs are in the distance.
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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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Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view of bridge over Wisconsin River built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden bridge when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Prairie Du ...
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Toll Bridge Under Construction

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline of toll bridge under construction.
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Wisconsin River Toll Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of old toll bridge across the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac. The view is looking north toward Sauk County.
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Concrete Chutes and Forms in Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 10 23 1923
Description: Men working on the concrete chutes and elevated trestle. Iron reinforcing bars protrude from the forms.
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Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Plant

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of the Prairie du Sac hydroelectric plant and the surrounding landscape of the Wisconsin River.
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The Empire House

Date: 1926
Description: A copy of a duo-tone print of the exterior of a three-story wooden classical revival building identified as the Empire House.
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Prairie du Sac Main Street

Date: 1922
Description: View down middle of street, showing the central business district. A drug store, restaurant and hotel are on the left. A garage, bank, bathhouse, bowling a...
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High Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View from shoreline of bridge over the Wisconsin River. In the left lower foreground is a shed, and a rowboat. On the opposite shoreline are farms and fiel...
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View from Bluff Near Crystal Lake

Date: 1925
Description: View from bluff of Crystal Lake and surrounding rolling hills. There is a dairy farm in the foreground at the bottom of the bluff. Cows are grazing in fiel...
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Walter Alexander and His Children with Governor Philipp

Date: 1921
Description: Group portrait of four people standing in front of a wire fence on the edge of a cliff, with trees and a valley in the background. Walter Alexander stands ...
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On the Wisconsin

Date: 09 14 1922
Description: Text on front reads: "On the Wisconsin." Wooded islands on the Wisconsin River as seen from the shore. The opposite shoreline is in the background. The pow...

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