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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
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Lake Delton Airport Hangar

Date: 04 09 1931
Description: Two men are standing in front of the Lake Delton airport hangar with a windsock on the roof. Automobiles are parked inside the hangar. On the right is a fu...
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View Along the Baraboo River

Date: 1868
Description: View of the Baraboo River and surrounding structures.
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
Print

Shot Tower, Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1836
Description: The shot tower at Tower Hill State Park.
Drawing

Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1845
Description: A pencil drawing of Tower HIll complex.
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Wisconsin River Shoreline

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River shoreline, showing lumber rafts "tied up over Sunday."
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill.
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill.
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill with an advertisement sign for Patton's Sun Proof-Paints in the front.
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Mill Dam on Dell Creek

Date: 1930
Description: View of the mill dam on Dell Creek that creates Mirror Lake in Mirror Lake State Park (although the photograph was taken before the site was designated as ...
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Foundation Piles and Concrete Forms at East End of Power Dam

Date: 03 03 1912
Description: Two women and a man posing among the timber pilings near the east shore of the river. Wooden concrete forms and two buildings are in the background.
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Pulling Steel Sheet Piling at Power Dam

Date: 05 03 1912
Description: Workmen on a barge using a pulley to raise sheet steel pilings which were damaged by high water in October, 1911.
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First Story of Generator Room of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1913
Description: Progress on the power house construction, with the east portion of the wall complete, and men working on forms for the rest of the wall.
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Generator Room of Power House

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Completed east portion of the first story of the generator room of the power house. Forms are in place at the west end.
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Pen Stock Roof in Power House at Power Dam

Date: 05 28 1913
Description: Workmen on temporary walkways among reinforcing bars on the roof of the power house.
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General View of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 06 29 1913
Description: View from the west bank of the Wisconsin River showing progress on the power dam. The narrow gauge track is visible in the foreground.
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Downstream Side of Power House

Date: 07 29 1913
Description: A view of the power house from the southwest, showing bricklayers and other workers. The narrow gauge railroad is in the foreground.
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Downsteam Side of Power House at Power Dam

Date: 09 01 1913
Description: Elevated view of the power house from the southwest showing progress of the brickwork. Two railroad cars are standing on the railroad extension. Workers ar...
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Roof Trusses on Power House

Date: 10 10 1913
Description: Workers posing with roof trusses on the power house, 85 feet above the water level at the Prairie du Sac Dam. Note the brickwork in progress.

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