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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires.
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View of Mississippi River

Date: 1886
Description: View of the Mississippi River from Alma. Caption reads: "Mississippi River. Ice Palace and Cyclone Views."
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Duncan Creek

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline of Duncan Creek, with an old dam and on the oppostie shoreline, the residence of Fred Adler, the owner of a brewery and a store in the ...
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Aerial View of Fountain City

Date: 1926
Description: Aerial view of Fountain City.
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Shake Rag Street

Date: 1935
Description: Shake Rag Street, showing Cornish miner's homes. The street was formerly called Hoard Street in honor of R.C. Hoard who was stationed at Fort Defiance duri...
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Point Douglas

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill of a steamer at Point Douglas going upstream on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis."
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Dam and Power Station

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dam and power station on a river. Two automobiles are parked in a lot in the lower left corner. Bluffs are in the distance.
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Pile Drivers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Looking west over the Wisconsin River at the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle built for construction of the dam. Two pile drivers are seen in the a...
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Centrifugal Sand Pump at Work at Power Dam

Date: 07 01 1911
Description: A steam-powered centrifugal sand pump at work on the Wisconsin River during the construction of the power dam. Pilings of the coffer dam are visible in the...
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Railroad to Power Dam Washed Out by Flood

Date: 10 18 1911
Description: Workmen standing on damaged and partly submerged railroad track on the west shore of the Wisconsin River.
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Electric Railroad Across River on Ice at Power Dam

Date: 01 20 1912
Description: Elevated view of two men standing on a rail car on the narrow gauge electric railroad crossing the river at the dam construction site. The portion of track...
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Foundation Piles and Concrete Forms at East End of Power Dam

Date: 03 03 1912
Description: Two women and a man posing among the timber pilings near the east shore of the river. Wooden concrete forms and two buildings are in the background.
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General View, Looking East of Work on Power Dam

Date: 06 16 1912
Description: Elevated view of steam powered pile drivers at work on the coffer dam.
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Wreck of High Trestle at Power Dam

Date: 03 19 1913
Description: A view, looking east, of the wreckage of the high trestle caused by flooding and ice. The concrete plant is visible on the far bank.
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Generator Room of Power House

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Completed east portion of the first story of the generator room of the power house. Forms are in place at the west end.
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General View of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 06 29 1913
Description: View from the west bank of the Wisconsin River showing progress on the power dam. The narrow gauge track is visible in the foreground.
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Roof Trusses on Power House

Date: 10 10 1913
Description: Workers posing with roof trusses on the power house, 85 feet above the water level at the Prairie du Sac Dam. Note the brickwork in progress.
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Power House from Hill

Date: 11 01 1913
Description: Elevated view from the hill, looking northeast at the power house at the Prairie du Sac dam. Much of the brickwork has been completed. Concrete forms for t...
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Last Stretch of Buttresses of Power Dam

Date: 03 11 1914
Description: Elevated view looking east from the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. Recently completed buttresses are in the foreground, with earlier stages of constructio...
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Completed Power House and Dam

Date: 02 28 1915
Description: Elevated view, looking east, of the power house, lock, and dam on the Wisconsin River.

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