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Fountain City

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Description: Elevated view of Fountain City, with bluffs in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Fountain City, Wis."
Photograph

Stream and Trees in Snow

Date: 1911
Description: Winter scene with stream and snow-covered trees, probably near Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright dammed the stream to supply water to Talie...
Photograph

Town of Blue Mounds from a Distance

Date: 1910
Description: Distant view of the town, with railroad tracks in foreground. The church is the highest point in the image. "General View. Blue Mounds in the Distance. Alt...
Postcard

Building No. 4, State Home

Date: 1910
Description: Building No. 4, then known as the Wisconsin House for the Feeble-Minded. Caption reads: "Building No. 4, State Home, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
Postcard

Greek Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Russian Orthodox Church. Caption reads: "Greek Catholic Church, Cornucopia, Wis."
Postcard

View from the Hill

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of Darlington, with the bridge over the river in the foreground, and the town beyond. Caption reads: "View from the Hill, Darlington, Wis."
Postcard

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: View towards the church on a hill. There is a wide set of stairs that leads up to the entrance. Caption reads: "St. John-the-Baptist Catholic Church, Jeffe...
Photograph

Lodi High School

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a high school on a hill in Lodi.
Photograph

Swiss Settler Monument

Date: 1915
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845.
Book or Pamphlet

"Rambo" and "Musser"

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of the "Rambo" and "Musser" transporting a log raft on the Mississippi River.
Postcard

Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis.

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called Cleopatra's Needle in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees and foliage are on the left and below. The lake, bluff...
Photograph

Furnace Complex

Date: 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of the abandoned Jackson Iron Company furnace complex at Fayette, on the shore of Snail Shell Harbor. Lake Michigan is in the background.
Postcard

Water Tower

Date: 1909
Description: View up hill towards a water tower with a flag flying from a pole at the top. Caption reads: "Water Tower, De Forest, Wis."
Postcard

The Devil's Pulpit, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a rock formation, "The Devil's Pulpit", on the shore of Mirror Lake. There is a man in a rowboat near the formation. Caption read...
Postcard

Echo Rock, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline towards Echo Rock on Mirror Lake. Caption reads: "Echo Rock, Mirror Lake, Delton, Wis."
Postcard

A View of DeSoto, Wis. from the Cliff South of Town

Date: 1920
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of De Soto, taken from the cliff south of town, looking north along the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "A Vie...
Postcard

Face Rock, Arc Hollow

Date: 1910
Description: Color enhanced postcard showing rock outcropping and vegetation. Possibly located in Governor Dodge State Park, State Highway 23, North of Dodgeville. Capt...
Postcard

Devils Doorway, Looking East

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized elevated view of the Devil's Doorway rock formation. Caption reads: "Devils [sic] Doorway, Looking East, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis."
Postcard

Prospect Point, 610 FT. Above the Lake

Date: 
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of the rock formation near Devil's Lake. Caption at top reads: "Prospect Point, 610 FT. Above the Lake." Caption at ...
Postcard

Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard view of the Cleopatra's Needle rock formation, with Devil's Lake in the background. Caption reads: "Cleopatra's Needle, Devils [sic] La...

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