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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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Restaurant Operated by Helen Baldwin

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view down road towards Helen Baldwin's restaurant.
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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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Sauk County Farm

Date: 1920
Description: View across lawn towards buildings. Caption reads: "County Farm, Reedsburg, Wis."
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The Trimpey Residence

Date: 1935
Description: View from street of the home of Ephraim Burt and Alice Kent Trimpey, 719 Oak Street, after a snowfall. The classical revival style house has symmetrical wi...
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Over the Hills and Just Beyond Lies the Beautiful City of Baraboo

Date: 1933
Description: Colorized postcard of a paved road curving to the left through trees, shrubs and bluffs. A dirt road can be seen to the left, and the sky is blue with a fe...
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Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway

Date: 1914
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen below. The lake, bluffs, roads and buildi...
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Entrance to Silver-Dale Resort

Date: 04 1925
Description: View of the wood trellis fence and columns that frame the entrance gate to the Silver-Dale Resort. A group of people are sitting on the porch of a refreshm...
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An Old Landmark — Effinger Park

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of buildings in Effinger Park. A dirt road leads up to the house where two cars are parked. There is a picnic table and a large tree in the f...
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p...
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Tourist Free Campground

Date: 1925
Description: An information station advertising: free camping, with hot sandwiches and coffee, and tents and cots for sale. On a utility line pole, there are signs for ...
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Covered Bridge on Route 20 near Bluff View Park

Date: 1924
Description: View from shoreline of a covered bridge over a river.
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Dellwood Depot

Date: 1929
Description: View down railroads tracks of train arriving at the Dellwood Depot. The movement of the train has caused multiple ghost images of the locomotive. A small g...
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Panoramic Resort Cottages

Date: 1929
Description: An automobile is parked at the side of the road near tourist cabins at Panoramic Resort at Devil's Lake.
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New Bridge over Baraboo River

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of a concrete bridge over a river. There is a boat near wooden pilings that stretch from the shoreline to the center...
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The Things I Love

Date: 1920
Description: A hand-tinted photograph of a rutted, one lane country road is mounted with a printed border on a sheet of beige paper with a short essay printed alongside...
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Winter Scene

Date: 1959
Description: Wooded country lane along the Wisconsin River, covered with new snow and fairy frost.
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Lovers Lane

Date: 08 14 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "Lovers Lane, Sauk City, Wis." An unpaved, rural road with a wooden guard rail on both sides. A sign reads: "Automobiles Go Slow." Beh...
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Buggy on a Bridge

Date: 11 04 1912
Description: A horse-drawn buggy crossing a bridge with trees overhead.
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Wisconsin River Wagon Bridge

Date: 08 29 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin River Wagon Bridge, Spring Green, Wis." Elevated view of the bridge over the Wisconsin River on State Highway 23. It was de...

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