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Skillet Creek Dam

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Description: Elevated view of dam at Pewit's Nest on Skillet Creek.
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Pewit's Nest

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Description: Man and woman sitting on logs near the water line at Pewit's Nest. Wooden debris on ground and attached to rock face. A small waterfall is in background.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1870
Description: Baraboo was first settled around 1838, and by 1870 it had become the county seat and the thriving village illustrated here. This birds eye drawing depicts ...
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Bridge in Lake Delton

Date: 1930
Description: Bridge on U.S. highway 12.
Map or Atlas

Map of Sauk County

Date: 1859
Description: Map featuring various views of buildings and scenes from Sauk County.
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Mill Dam on Dell Creek

Date: 1930
Description: View of the mill dam on Dell Creek that creates Mirror Lake in Mirror Lake State Park (although the photograph was taken before the site was designated as ...
Map or Atlas

Sauk County Wisconsin Map

Date: 1974
Description: Map of Sauk county.
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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 on Wisconsin River

Date: 1896
Description: Bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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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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Valley View

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Description: A view of a valley possibly in or around Devil's Lake. A man is visible in the foreground, hiking up the steep incline of the valley.
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Aerial View of Spring Green

Date: 04 21 1949
Description: Aerial view of Spring Green. Houses and commercial buildings are in the foreground and a rural area is in the background. Hills are in the distance.
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Boating Amidst Rock Formations

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Description: Two women and a man boat through a narrow passageway amidst large rock formations. Wooden debris from an unknown cause blocks their passage. This may be Pe...
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Cornfield

Date: 1925
Description: Corn shocks stand in a field with several pumpkins on the ground. There is a stream or river along the field, and in the background is a bridge over a dam...
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Landscape with Bridge

Date: 1930
Description: A view of high water on a river, possibly the Baraboo River, in a rural setting.
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Wisconsin Landscape

Date: 1920
Description: A view of a rolling rural landscape, most likely in Sauk County. In the far distance are houses and farm buildings, a church and a larger building, center ...
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Power Dam

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of the power dam on the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac.
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Entrance to Cold Water Canyon

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Description: Entrance to Cold Water Canyon near Wisconsin Dells. In the foreground is a wooden walkway across the water.
Map or Atlas

Baraboo Map

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Description: Map of Baraboo and its surroundings, showing the ancient mound city, the water power, and thoroughfares, drawn by William H. Canfield. Canfield includes sk...
Map or Atlas

Sauk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1912
Description: This outline map of Sauk County, Wisconsin, shows the towns, cities and villages, railroads, and streams in the county.

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