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View Along the Baraboo River

Date: 1868
Description: View of the Baraboo River and surrounding structures.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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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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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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...
Photograph

Looking Upstream through Lock at Power Dam

Date: 11 01 1913
Description: Wooden forms are in place for construction of the walls of the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. The newly constructed power house is on the left.
Photograph

Municipal Water Plant Pump House

Date: 03 24 1938
Description: Interior view of the municipal water plant pump house showing the auxiliary and emergency pump units, powered by an International P-30 power unit.
Photograph

Woolen Mill

Date: 09 19 1961
Description: View of a woolen mill, as seen from across a river and dam.
Photograph

Parked Tractor

Date: 05 20 1962
Description: A parked tractor on a street near industrial buildings.
Photograph

Scene on Main Street

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Main Street, with industrial and commercial buildings. Cars are parked at the curb towards the far end of the street, and fields and tree-...
Postcard

Elevated View of Baraboo River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Baraboo River. The main part of town is on the far left shoreline. On the right industrial buildings are near a bridge spanning the ri...
Postcard

City Water Pumping Station

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard with an elevated view of the pumping station. On the left is a bridge over the river, and buildings on a strip of land between the river...
Map or Atlas

Town 13, range 3 E.

Date: 07 1870
Description: This map of Ironton is pen-and-ink on paper and shows lots and block numbers, mill, foundry buildings, limestone quarry, iron mine, and roads. Relief is sh...

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