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Launch Towing Barge-Load of Pilings to Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 03 1911
Description: A gasoline-powered launch tows a barge loaded with log pilings on the Wisconsin River to the Prairie du Sac dam site. Workmen drive the launch and guide th...
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Gravel at Prairie du Sac Power Dam

Date: 10 07 1911
Description: Two men in a boat approaching a wooden gravel bin at the construction site. Other men are watching from atop the structure and from the shore.
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Laurie Peterson Telling Fish Story to his Cousins

Date: 1922
Description: View towards Laurie Peterson sitting on a boat pulled up on the shore, gesturing with his hands spread apart, telling a story to his two cousins, Alton and...
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Sandy Beach Resort

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Description: View across water towards a section of Sandy Beach Resort. There are people on the lawn on the left next to buildings. Two women are talking on a porch in ...
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Group of People on Pier

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Description: View from shoreline of a large group of people on a pier. Men and women are standing on the pier, posing and looking toward the shoreline. Other people are...
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Nippersink Resort

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Description: View across lawn towards a boathouse on a lake. On the far left is what appears to be a tall, wooden water slide, with a set of steep steps. People are sit...
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Crowd of People on Shoreline at Resort

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Description: View across water towards shoreline filled with piers, boats, people and cottages. There is a large building on the right, and a parking area filled with a...
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Sea Caves

Date: 1920
Description: View across water towards three men and a woman posing while standing in a wooden boat in a sea cave in the Apostle Islands. Rock formations and other sea ...

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