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Street Signs

Date: 09 1967
Description: Street signs with bar in background.
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Hillside Playhouse Entry

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view from driveway of the entry to the Hillside Playhouse, with a large tree obscuring part of the building in the background.
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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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Club House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view from street of former home of historian and writer H. E. Cole, located at 908 Ash Street.
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Badger Ordnance

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of the "powder storage area" of the Badger Ordnance Plant.
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E.D. King Residence

Date: 1909
Description: E.D. King residence, once a post office, at King's Corners. A wooden walkway with a ramp at the roadside extends from the front door.
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Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: View of unpaved Water Street, showing a millinery shop.
Postcard

Elevated View of Merrimac

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of commercial buildings, houses, a church and a school in a neighborhood. In the foreground a person is standing at the side of a building wi...
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Sauk County Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn towards buildings. Caption reads: "County Farm, Reedsburg, Wis."
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Park Avenue

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Description: View down unpaved road. Houses line the right side of street, telephone and power poles line left side. Caption reads: "Looking South on Park Ave. Pra.. Du...
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View from right side of street towards houses and retail stores lining the left side of Main Street. Caption reads: "Main St. Pr.-Du-Sac, Wis."
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House with White Fence

Date: 1870
Description: View towards the front of a house with a white fence. Posing in front of the fence are a man (appears to be on crutches), a young child, and a dog. Other p...
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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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Hotel Randall

Date: 1909
Description: View from road of buildings in North Freedom. Hotel Randall is in the right foreground. A group of young women and others have gathered on the porch of the...
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Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 08 14 1948
Description: L.C. Welsh Plumbing float entitled "Evolution of the Chamber Pot" in Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade.
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Daniel Reynolds

Date: 1909
Description: Daniel Reynolds, wearing a hat, suit coat, and vest with watch fob, sits in a bentwood chair in front of a large tree. There is a board sidewalk behind hi...
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Alba House

Date: 1925
Description: Men stand on the street level porch and women on the second floor wrap-around balcony of the Alba House. A sign on the railing advertises a harness shop.
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Residential Street

Date: 09 19 1961
Description: View of a tree-lined residential street. The street is lined with large homes with generously-sized yards.
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The Wendt Farm

Date: 10 05 1963
Description: View down the long tree-lined driveway of the Wendt farmhouse. A decorative fence post with a wheel is at the entrance to the driveway.
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Winding Farm Road

Date: 09 1967
Description: View from below of a long, dirt road winding along a hill that leads up to a farm. A small tree grows in the foreground.

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