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Depot and Yards

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Description: View down middle of two railroad tracks towards the railroad depot. Freight cars are on another set of railroad tracks on the left, and in the far backgrou...
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Bird's Eye View

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of town with farm fields in the foreground, and low, rolling hills in the background. There is a church steeple in the far background on the ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: View across street of the Farmers Merchants Bank on a corner. On the right are parked cars along the curb in front of "Onsgard Bros." which has a Red Crown...
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Creamery

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Description: View across road of creamery building. Male workers are standing near the entrance on the left in front of a sign that says "Patch Grove Creamery." On the ...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Main Street, with industrial and commercial buildings. Cars are parked at the curb towards the far end of the street, and fields and tree-...
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The Old Furnace, Rigsby's Hollow

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Description: Ruins of an old furnace. There is a pile of stones and the remains of a wheel. In the background is a hill with trees.
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Section of Marquette Suspension Bridge

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Description: "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ...
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High Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: View from shoreline of bridge over the Wisconsin River. In the left lower foreground is a shed, and a rowboat. On the opposite shoreline are farms and fiel...
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Train and Depot

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Description: View along railroad tracks towards a group of men and boys standing on a platform in front of the Preston Depot while a locomotive arrives. In the backgrou...
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Reedsburg Woolen Mills and Dam

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline over the Baraboo River towards a dam, with a mill on the opposite shoreline. A bridge and a business district are in the background.
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Depot and Train

Date: 1925
Description: View along railroad tracks towards the Rewey railroad station. A locomotive spewing smoke into the air is approaching the depot, and passengers are standin...
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Union Depot

Date: 1924
Description: View down tracks towards man standing in front of the Union Depot. There is a "Seeds Feed" sign on a building in the background. In the foreground is a lam...
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Rockwell Lime Quarry

Date: 1924
Description: View from low section of quarry towards the processing plant up a steep rise. Tracks for hauling limestone are on the left near small sheds and a marshy ar...
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Sauk City Brewery

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Description: View from unpaved road of workers gathered in front of the brewery building, which has numerous chimneys, and one very tall chimney pipe. One of the men is...
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State Bank

Date: 1914
Description: Corner view from unpaved street of the State Bank. A meat market is next door on the left. Flyers on the power poles are for an upcoming fair. A metal and ...
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James Mine

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Description: Exterior view of James Mine with a field and fence in the foreground. Tram tracks lead from the tall building to large piles of rocks. There are steep stai...
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Copeland Mine

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Copeland Mine. Entry building, with tram tracks suspended high on scaffolding and piles of rocks below.
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down tracks towards a locomotive pulling a passenger train into the depot. A conductor stands in an open door. Another conductor and passengers stand ...
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Sun Prairie Canning Company

Date: 1912
Description: View from railroad tracks towards the back of the canning company. There are freight cars parked near the loading dock. Two smokestacks are behind the buil...
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Tobacco Warehouse Which Pay Annually $12,000 for Labor

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Description: View across unpaved road of the front of a brick two-story tobacco warehouse. Three men are posed standing on the stoop in front of the door. A barefoot gi...

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