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House of David Baseball Team Advertisement

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: The "House of David" traveling baseball team advertisement for an upcoming game.
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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.
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New Bridge Dedication

Date: 1920
Description: Crowd gathered for the dedication of a new bridge at Sauk City by Governor Emmanuel Philipp. Many onlookers carry parasols.
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Monroe (Munroe) House

Date: 1910
Description: Three women and a man posed on and around the porch of the Monroe House. Potted plants, a flower box, and vines grace the porch.
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Man Sitting on a Porch

Date: 07 01 1962
Description: Conrad Breunig sits smoking on his back porch and smokes a pipe. A retired farmer, Mr. Breunig now builds models and small wagons in his shop.
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August Derleth and Group

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Description: Wisconsin writer August Derleth, wearing a boldly patterned sweater and sitting with an unidentified group on a lawn in front of a house. Probably friends ...
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Cornerstone Ceremony

Date: 10 01 1939
Description: A group poses at the laying of the cornerstone for August Derleth's new house, the Place of Hawks. Attendees include, back row, left to right, E.B. Trimpey...
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Sauk County Civil War Veterans

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of Sauk County veterans posed outdoors.
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Waunakee-Sauk Prairie Baseball Game

Date: 07 11 1954
Description: Right fielder Bob Kessenich slides into home plate in a cloud of dust with Waunakee's sixth run in its 7-0 victory over Sauk-Prairie at Sauk City. Catcher ...
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"Going to State" Basketball Tournaments

Date: 03 12 1956
Description: Sauk City Mayor Gilbert (Gilly) Meyer discusses the state tournament with Cliff Lyons, the high school's official basketball scorekeeper for the last 12 ye...
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"Going to State" Basketball Tournaments

Date: 03 12 1956
Description: Barber Clarence (Hap) Lang discusses basketball with customer Joe Bernhard, while Nick Truckenbrodt, Herman Bings, Jerry Lochner, Ray Lueth, and Syl Faskin...
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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...
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Sauk City Brewery

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Description: View from unpaved road of workers gathered in front of the brewery building, which has numerous chimneys, and one very tall chimney pipe. One of the men is...
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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...
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Picnicking by the Shore

Date: 1905
Description: Picnicking group of men and women along the shore of the Wisconsin River.
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Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid

Date: 1905
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Sauk City Humanist Ladies Aid. Standing left to right: Mrs. Crusius, Mrs. Kuoni, Mrs. Mueller, O. Meyer, Mrs. Schmiedhofer. S...
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Camping Ground at Fish Lake

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Description: View along shoreline towards three boys sitting in a rowboat, and another boy sitting on the shore. A number of empty rowboats are pulled up on the shore b...
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Camping on the Shore

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Description: View down slope towards a man sitting on the shore of a lake beneath a tree, near a rowboat. Another boat is pulled up on the shore nearby. In the backgrou...
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Construction on Railroad Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of several workmen standing on a platform near the shoreline of the Wisconsin River during construction of a railroad bridge. There is a work...
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Farm Progress Days

Date: 1973
Description: Elevated view of a group of men demonstrating the use of a tractor belt powering a threshing machine. A crowd of people are watching from the sidelines.

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