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Train Crossing a Bridge

Date: 
Description: View along right side of shoreline toward a Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul train crossing a bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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Steamboat on Devil's Lake

Date: 1875
Description: Elevated view of people, elegantly dressed, posing on a pier, with a steamboat and rowboats docked on it on Devil's Lake. An American flag is on the steamb...
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The Sauk County Fair

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of crowds milling around attractions on a sunny day at the Sauk County Fair. Sideshows and concessions are on the left, and an oval dirt raci...
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Judges on Pier at Devil's Lake

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of a very large number of judges standing crowded at the very small end of a pier in Devil's Lake. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June ...
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Women at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very lik...
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Talus Slope

Date: 1879
Description: Talus Slope at Devil's Lake. Rocky shoreline with slope, pine trees, rock pile and formation.
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Courtyard at Cliff House

Date: 1878
Description: Courtyard at Cliff House, a resort hotel built shortly after 1872 when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. The house has a stone first floor, a balcony on ea...
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Swimming at the Cliff House

Date: 1878
Description: Swimming in the lake with the Cliff House in background. Cliff House was a resort hotel built shortly after 1872, when Devil's Lake was reached by rail. Bo...
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Cliff House on Devil's Lake

Date: 1874
Description: View west from the Cliff House at Devil's Lake.
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The Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, June 21st & 22nd, 1877." Spectators sit on the railroad bed at Devil's Lake.
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Spectators at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, June 21st & 22nd, 1877." A stereograph showing spectators gathered behind the starter's cannon on Devil's Lake.
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Aerial View of Baraboo River

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of town, with the Baraboo River.
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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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Court House Park

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of Court House Park from Dr. Snyder's window. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. A monument is in the park on the right.
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Mill and Store

Date: 1909
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.
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Stone Hop House

Date: 1908
Description: Stone Hop House, built by Dr. Taylor on section 27, Northeast corner of the Town of Greenfield.
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Huntington House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Huntington House with large front porch.
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Dr. Taylor's House

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view from yard of Dr. Taylor's house, which was once a post office in the Town of Greenfield.
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Mine Building

Date: 1910
Description: Mining building. Possibly in Ironton.
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Mining Building

Date: 1910
Description: An old, dilapidated mining building surrounded by a field.

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