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Castle Rock in Camp Douglas

Date: 1937
Description: Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an example of a monadnock or inselberg, a geological formation common in northern and central Wisconsin.
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Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Camp Williams Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Camp Williams Town, with many houses. In the background are bluffs.
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Thunderbird Petroglyphs

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Description: Thunderbird petroglyphs carved on rock face at Twin Bluffs.
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Wonewoc

Date: 1858
Description: An ambrotype of Wonewoc, Wisconsin. Fences and buildings are in the foreground, with a tree-lined bluff behind.
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Wonewoc

Date: 1858
Description: An ambrotype of Wonewoc. A road and fence is in the foreground, with houses beyond. A tree-lined hill is in the background.
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Wonewoc, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Elevated view of houses and buildings in Wonewoc.
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Union Center View

Date: 12 03 1980
Description: Giese residence located on State Highway 80/82 in Union Center taken by the State Department of Transportation to illustrate the pond ditch drainage on the...
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Mesas and Buttes Historical Marker

Date: 1940
Description: The Mesas and Buttes historical marker in Mill Bluff State Park. The marker reads: "Mesas and Buttes. These so-called mounds with flat tops and cliffed sid...
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U.S. Highway 12 and 16

Date: 1926
Description: Car on a dirt highway west of Hustler. The highway is U.S. 12 and 16.
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Salter Gravemarker

Date: 1925
Description: Salter marker between Necedah and New Lisbon, marks spot where some Indians killed a Mrs. George Salter on June 13, 1863. Mr. Salter had a log tavern here ...
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Salter Gravemarker

Date: 1940
Description: Salter marker between Necedah and New Lisbon, marks spot where some Indians killed a Mrs. George Salter on June 13, 1863. Mr. salter had a log tavern here ...
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Mauston Wisconsin Aerial Views

Date: 03 16 1949
Description: Aerial view of Mauston, Wisconsin.
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Aerial View of Necedah, Wisconsin

Date: 04 16 1949
Description: Aerial view of Necedah, Wisconsin, and Petenwell Lake behind Petenwell Dam on the Wisconsin River.
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Aerial View of Castle Rock Dam

Date: 04 16 1949
Description: Aerial view of Castle Rock Dam on the Wisconsin River near Mauston, Wisconsin.
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Rock Formation

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Description: A large rock formation in the countryside.
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Military Officers

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Description: Two military officers, Major Mahoney and H. Schildhauer stand, in a field with small saplings.
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Military Parade

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Description: Formations of soldiers at Camp Douglas march across a large parade field. A line of trees are in the distance, and a building with a chimney is visible abo...
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Resting Soldiers

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Description: Soldiers resting on the grass at Camp Douglas. In the background are tents pitched among trees.
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Mock Battle

Date: 1894
Description: View down hill of the 3rd Regiment enacting a mock battle in an open, rural area.

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