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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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Wisconsin River Toll Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of old toll bridge across the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac. The view is looking north toward Sauk County.
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Railroad Trestle at Dam Construction

Date: 08 15 1911
Description: Dam site on the Wisconsin river, looking southwest along the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle. The coffer dam and two pile drivers are also visible...
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Concrete Chutes and Forms in Power House Coffer Dam

Date: 10 23 1923
Description: Men working on the concrete chutes and elevated trestle. Iron reinforcing bars protrude from the forms.
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Steel Draft Tubes Showing Outlet in Power House

Date: 11 21 1912
Description: Two workmen standing in the outlet of a steel draft tube in the power house, while other men are working above it. Cars are moving along the elevated trest...
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Men Working on Concrete Forms

Date: 1914
Description: A group of workmen posing while working on concrete forms at the Prairie du Sac dam site. Their position high above the water level affords an expansive up...
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Men Pouring Concrete

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Description: Elevated view of workers putting in concrete to create an apron for the power dam they're building. Two men in suits are standing on a platform on the far ...
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Ice Gorge

Date: 03 19 1913
Description: A view of an ice gorge on the north side of a power dam. The opposite shoreline is on the left.
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Ice Gorge

Date: 03 1913
Description: View down steep hill at an ice gorge on a river at a power dam.
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Gate Piers at Power Dam

Date: 11 03 1914
Description: An elevated view of the Gate Piers at the power dam. Men are working on top of the dam. Farm buildings and bluffs are on the opposite shoreline.
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Lumber Pile

Date: 1911
Description: Stack of logs with the caption "Piles to be used for extending R.R. to dam site."

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