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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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Baraboo International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the storefront of an International Harvester dealership owned by the Schwartz Bros. The dealership sold ...
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Employee Picnic

Date: 08 07 1935
Description: Group portrait of employees and children "First annual outing of the Pure Oil Company & Capitol Oil Corp. of Madison at Lake Delton." Also shows drum and m...
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Lake Delton Airport Hangar

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Two men are standing in front of the Lake Delton airport hangar with a windsock on the roof. Automobiles are parked inside the hangar. On the right is a fu...
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Watchmaker Nick Knechtges

Date: 03 06 1931
Description: Nick Knechtges, watchmaker, at his workbench in his home shop.
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View Along the Baraboo River

Date: 1868
Description: View of the Baraboo River and surrounding structures.
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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Shot Tower, Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1836
Description: The shot tower at Tower Hill State Park.
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Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1845
Description: A pencil drawing of Tower HIll complex.
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Wisconsin River Shoreline

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River shoreline, showing lumber rafts "tied up over Sunday."
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill.
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill.
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill with an advertisement sign for Patton's Sun Proof-Paints in the front.
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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 ...
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Hoisting Machine Loading Pilings on Barge at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: Workers use a rail car mounted crane to load pilings onto a barge. Bluffs are in the distance.
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Foundation Piles and Concrete Forms at East End of Power Dam

Date: 03 03 1912
Description: Two women and a man posing among the timber pilings near the east shore of the river. Wooden concrete forms and two buildings are in the background.
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Pulling Steel Sheet Piling at Power Dam

Date: 05 03 1912
Description: Workmen on a barge using a pulley to raise sheet steel pilings which were damaged by high water in October, 1911.
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Shooting Concrete from Elevated Road at Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Workmen pouring concrete from the elevated railroad into forms below.
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General View, Looking East of Work on Power Dam

Date: 06 16 1912
Description: Elevated view of steam powered pile drivers at work on the coffer dam.
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Northeast View of Interior of Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 09 30 1912
Description: Pile drivers working within the confines of the coffer dam. Men are on the high trestle constructing chutes for pouring concrete.

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