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| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Historic site marker to commemorate Man Mound and to mark Man Mound Park. The inscription reads "Man Mound Park. Mound located and platted by W.H. Canfield... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Historic site marker to commemorate the first church in Baraboo. The inscription reads "The first church in Baraboo was erected on this lot by the Methodi... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Historic site marker commemorating the first permanent home in Baraboo. The inscription reads, "On this site in 1840, the first permanent home in Baraboo ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Monument for Yellow Thunder, Chief of the Winnebago tribe. The inscriptions read, "Yellow Thunder, Chief of the Winnebago, born 1774 - died 1874. And his s... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view across field of mill and store at Black Hawk. There are feed sacks on the porch of the mill, and a horse is on the far right. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | A marker at the former site of the smelter which stood at the top of the shot tower shaft. The sign reads: "Tower Hill State Park The Old Shot Tower At thi... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a post office. Sign near door says: "Post Office. Sandusky." A man stands just outside the door, looking at another man standing inside. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Colsac Ferry across the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. There is a bridge across the river in the background on the left. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Customers standing outside the small bar are probably waiting to take the ferry across the river. |
| Date: | 08 11 1910 |
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| Description: | The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wiscon... |
| Date: | 10 07 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the rising waters of the Wisconsin River at the construction site. This view shows the coffer dam, pile drivers, and narrow gauge railroad... |
| Date: | 04 13 1912 |
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| Description: | The concrete mixer standing near the newly poured east shore abutment while men are working nearby. Reinforcing rods protrude from the abutment. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | A group of adults, including Harry E. Cole (center), stand behind a fence. A sign on the fence reads, "YOU CAN'T PLAY IN OUR BACK YARD." |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Visitors to the Sauk County Fair walk by sideshow attractions and concession stands while others stand and converse. The "Grand Electric Palace," a "$10,0... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | A double exposure of a landscape featuring a very large tree and farm houses superimposed on an image of buildings and crowds at the Sauk County Fairground... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | The inactive Leland mill, with the faded painted sign, "Leland Roller Mill," on the upper story. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View across field towards two airplanes sitting in front of the hangar at the Lake Delton Airport. The sign on the hangar identifies W.J. Newman as the own... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A barn, windmill and shed on the grounds of The Farm Kitchen, a restaurant near Baraboo and Devil's Lake State Park. Stones line a parking area, and a swin... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A window display at the Wisconsin Power and Light Company office, 116 Fourth Avenue, features a General Electric refrigerator as "The Gateway to Health" un... |
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