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Tire Repair Department

Date: 1940
Description: A repair man checks a tire on a stand and a second inspects an inner tube while a customer looks on. Signs advertise Goodrich Tires, Bowes Seal Fast, and t...
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Corner Drugstore

Date: 1940
Description: View from cobblestone street of a man standing next to a police officer at the corner of Third and Oak Streets, in front of the Corner Drugstore. A horse-d...
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The Farm Kitchen

Date: 1940
Description: A barn, windmill and shed on the grounds of The Farm Kitchen, a restaurant near Baraboo and Devil's Lake State Park. Stones line a parking area, and a swin...
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Magazine Display

Date: 1940
Description: An unidentified man with a cigar stands next to a rack displaying periodicals, including a large number of movie fan and detective magazines.
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Shoemaker

Date: 1940
Description: A shoemaker in striped work jacket and a tie works on a machine in his shop.
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Hunters with Deer

Date: 1940
Description: A group of 14 hunters poses in front of seven field dressed deer which hang from a rack made of metal pipe. There is a barn in the far background, left, an...
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Reunion of the Iron Brigade

Date: 09 16 1896
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a reunion of the Iron Brigade, veterans of the Civil War, and their families at Devil's Lake, Wisconsin. The couple seated in...
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Al. Ringling Theatre

Date: 1946
Description: View of the Al. Ringling Theatre from across 4th Street. Neighboring businesses include Pointon Appliance, and an antique shop. Several cars are parked alo...
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Baraboo Woolens Mill

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Description: View across river of Woolens Mill.
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Man Sitting on Pinnacle of Rock

Date: 1900
Description: Man sitting atop ridges of quartzite rock in the Baraboo Range.
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Courthouse after Ice Storm

Date: 1922
Description: Limbs litter the ground under trees heavily coated with ice on the Sauk County Courthouse Square after an ice storm.
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Al. Ringling Home in Winter

Date: 1922
Description: Trees broken and bowed under the weight of a heavy coating of ice stand in front of the Al. Ringling home. Limbs litter the snow-covered ground. Ice is on ...
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First Congregational Church in Winter

Date: 1922
Description: Downed wires and broken tree limbs mar the scene in front of the First Congregational Church at 131 6th Avenue.
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A Turkey at Krueger's

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing a cap and apron holds a (likely taxidermied) Tom turkey while a second man offers the turkey a drink from a bottle. Wooden boxes labelled "Ol...
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Eight Men

Date: 1925
Description: Seven men, five in work clothes and two wearing suits pose on the steps in front of a wooden building, which is a machine shop, with large paned windows. O...
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Fair Building

Date: 1925
Description: A small, wood frame building with a band of high windows and three short spires stands on the snowy Sauk County Fair Grounds. There is a covered entry porc...
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Skillet Creek Falls

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Description: View looking down at Skillet Creek Falls, which are surrounded by rocks, trees and foliage. Skillet Creek, located on private land, flows to Pewit's Nest, ...
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Native American Woman

Date: 1920
Description: Unidentified Native American woman, probably Ho Chunk, posing for a seated, waist-up stereograph portrait in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a ...
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Quarry at Devil's Lake

Date: 07 1936
Description: A worker is pulling a wheelbarrow behind him while walking alongside a narrow gauge railroad track at the south end of the East Bluff near Devil's Lake. Em...

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