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Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City

Date: 1870
Description: Sauk City is the oldest incorporated village in Wisconsin (incorporated in 1854) and also has the oldest organized volunteer fire department in the state, ...
Photograph

Water Street

Date: 1880
Description: View of unpaved Water Street, featuring a group of patrons standing in the entrance of A. Becker's Saloon.
Photograph

Buildings on Water Street

Date: 1868
Description: View of the west side of unpaved Water Street, looking south.
Photograph

Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1875
Description: View of unpaved Water Street south of the Highway 12 intersection, looking north. Bluffs are in the distance.
Print

Mill, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of a mill, with several figures and horse-drawn vehicles located around it. Caption reads: "Sauk City Mills."
Photograph

Remington House

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Remington House, located on 2nd Street.
Photograph

Monroe (Munroe) House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Monroe (Munroe?) House, with three people posing on the front porch.
Postcard

Sauk City Gateway

Date: 1915
Description: Gateway to the Sauk City Bridge from the Dane County side. The sign on the pillar on the left reads: "Wisconsin River" and the sign on the right pillar rea...
Photograph

Freie Gemeinde Hall, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Freie Gemeinde (Free Congregation or Free Thinkers) Hall.
Photograph

Derleth Residence

Date: 1945
Description: Exterior view of the Derleth residence, home of author August Derleth.
Photograph

City Hall and Library, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view of the city hall and library building, with a car parked on the street in front on the right. Caption reads: "City Hall and Library, Sauk Cit...
Photograph

Wagon Toll Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Wagon toll bridge. There is a building on the left, and a man is sitting on a bench on the right side of the road leading onto the bridge.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 
Description: View down Main Street.
Photograph

View Down Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View down the center of Main Street, with many diagonally parked automobiles. Prominent on the right hand side of the street at a corner is the Classic Rev...
Photograph

Sauk City Main Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down center of Main Street. On the left is a soda shop/confectioner, with two women and a baby carriage on the sidewalk in front. Further down is a ch...
Photograph

Sauk City Street Scene

Date: 1914
Description: View down unpaved street towards the central business district. There is a drug store on the left decorated with flags, and the Farmers & Citizens Bank and...
Photograph

Parochial School

Date: 12 1924
Description: View across street of the two-story Parochial School on the corner. There is a double door entrance on the left side of the building, and an arched entranc...
Photograph

State Bank

Date: 1914
Description: Corner view from unpaved street of the State Bank. A meat market is next door on the left. Flyers on the power poles are for an upcoming fair. A metal and ...
Photograph

Two Men on a Bench

Date: 1903
Description: Carl Bohnsack (left) and August Marquardt sitting on a bench outside a jewelry store. They are wearing hats and suits. Pocket watches are on display in the...
Photograph

Catholic Church

Date: 1909
Description: View down unpaved street towards a church. Two people, perhaps nuns, are walking on a sidewalk lined with metal railings. Caption reads: "Catholic Church, ...

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