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Kilbourn Dam Powerhouse

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Description: Interior view from balcony of Kilbourn Dam Powerhouse. Four men stand at the balcony railing near stairs that lead to the ground floor. Another man stands ...
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Beloit Dam and Power Plant

Date: 1905
Description: View of the dam and power plant over the river, with smokestacks in the background. Caption reads: "The Dam, Beloit, Wis."
Postcard

Oak Lodge in Cedar Lake

Date: 1906
Description: Oak Lodge in Cedar Lake with docks and a small dam. Caption reads: "Scene at Clam Lodge, Cedar Lake, Wis."
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Cornell Dam and Powerhouse

Date: 1913
Description: Dam and hydroelectric power house, with a billowing smokestack and a crane in the background.
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Eau Claire Dam and Power Plant

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Description: Elevated view of the dam and the power plant. A railroad bridge is in the upper left. Three smokestacks are in the background.
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Dam and Power Plant

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Description: Exterior of power plant and dam.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the town of Wisconsin Dells, the dam on the Wisconsin River, and the generating plant. The town of Wisconsin Dells was known as Kilbourn Cit...
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Kilbourn Dam

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Description: Kilbourn Dam under construction on the Wisconsin River by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company.
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Aerial View of Town and Wisconsin River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Wisconsin Dells including the Wisconsin River and the dam and generating power plant.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin Power and Light Company

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company generating plant and dam.
Postcard

White Wagon Works and Rock Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the White Wagon Works and Rock Mills. Caption reads: "White Wagon Works and Rock Mills, Sheboygan Falls, Wis."
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Dam and Power House

Date: 1905
Description: View upriver towards a dam, and a power house on the right.
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Dam near Railroad Bridge

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Description: One side of a concrete dam with a railroad bridge to the right, and houses in the background.
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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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Men Constructing Powerhouse

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Description: Men constructing the framework of the Hatfield Powerhouse.
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Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
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Line of Prairie du Sac Power Dam Looking West

Date: 1911
Description: Frozen Wisconsin River from the east bank looking west, marked to show the future location of the power dam. Logs and stumps indicate prior clearing of th...
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Main Office and Cement House at Power Dam

Date: 1911
Description: Newly constructed office building at construction site, with buggy in attached shed.
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Erecting Pile Driver for Railroad Extension to Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Workers erecting a steam driven pile driver while others survey for the railroad extension from the village of Prairie du Sac to the dam site on the Wiscon...
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Pile Driver and Cenrifugal Pump at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Steam-powered pile driver and centrifugal pump (in shed) at work at the Wisconsin River dam site. Men and children are watching the work.

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