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Burning of German Textbooks

Date: 06 13 1918
Description: "Here lies the remains of German in B.H.S." is written on the pavement next to a smoldering pile of German textbooks. A car is parked along the curb in the...
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Al. Ringling Theater

Date: 1950
Description: View across street of the Al. Ringling Theater with a Studebaker pickup truck in the foreground. There is a hardware store on the right.
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First United Presbyterian Church

Date: 1918
Description: View of First United Presbyterian Church, located at 416 Ash on the corner of 3rd Street.
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Fourth Avenue

Date: 1918
Description: View of Fourth Street.
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Ringling Brothers Circus Winter Quarters

Date: 1930
Description: The Ringling Brothers circus stored equipment in these buildings during the winter. Two cars are parked outside an auto repair and moving store.
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Little Prairie School

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Little Prairie school with a car parked alongside it. Playground equipment is in the yard.
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Baraboo Wisconsin Dells Airport

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of the Baraboo Wisconsin Dells airport.
Postcard

High School

Date: 1915
Description: View from field towards the high school. There is a small group of people sitting on front steps, and an automobile is parked in front on the left. Houses ...
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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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Camping at Devil's Lake

Date: 1919
Description: Elevated view of the Herman Taylor family camping at Devil's Lake. There is a moving train in the background on railroad tracks along the shoreline of the ...
Postcard

Parson's Indian Village

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Parson's Indian Village, a tourist attraction on Highway 12 styled after a Zuni pueblo. Caption reads: "Zuni Pueblo-Parson's Indian Villag...
Photograph

Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1900
Description: Car boarding the ferry on left side. The far shoreline can be seen in the background.
Photograph

Parson's Indian Trading Post

Date: 1940
Description: Several men, some in Native American dress, stand on the roof of Parson's Indian Trading Post. The building is designed to look like a pueblo.
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Office and Administration Building

Date: 
Description: The office and administration building at Devil's Lake State Park. A car is parked outside of the building along the road.
Postcard

Tourist Camp, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 08 16 1935
Description: Photographic postcard of a tourist camp at Devil's Lake State Park. A scene of picnic tables, automobiles and tents pitched among trees and grass. Text at ...
Photograph

View over Parking Lot of House on the Rock

Date: 
Description: Elevated view over parking lot of House on the Rock. The property is heavily forested with trees, and bushes surround the parking area. There is a long, lo...
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"Colsac II" Ferry

Date: 1963
Description: View from road of the ferry "Colsac II" arriving at the shoreline of the Wisconsin River, with an automobile on the right waiting to board.
Postcard

Timme's Ranch

Date: 
Description: View of the main building of Timme's Ranch, Floyd and Elsie Reynolds, Props. Caption reads: "Lake Delton, Wis."
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Circus World Historic Site

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view from hill looking north, showing the grounds of the Circus World historic site, with visiting crowd. On display are several train cars and wa...
Postcard

Tourist Camp

Date: 1934
Description: Text on front reads: "Tourist Camp, Reedsburg Wis." View of a tourist camp in a wooded setting. There is a long picnic table in the center, a building in t...

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