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Pewit's Nest

Date: 1950
Description: Two girls and a boy are posing standing at the edge of the pool at Pewit's Nest. The boy has rolled the legs of his overalls above his knees. There are tal...
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Circus World Historic Site

Date: 1960
Description: Elevated view from hill looking north, showing the grounds of the Circus World historic site, with visiting crowd. On display are several train cars and wa...
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Pewit's Nest

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Description: Elevated view stereograph of the dam at Pewit's Nest on Skillet Creek. Caption on reverse reads: "Devil's Lake and Wisconsin Scenery."
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Pewit's Nest

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Description: Stereograph of the ruins of an old mill on Skillet Creek at Pewit's Nest. Caption at foot: "88. The Old Mill, at Peewitt's Nest."
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Pewit's Nest

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Description: Stereograph of a view of Pewit's Nest from above the dam. Caption at foot: "175 — Pewit's Nest above the Falls, Near Devil's Lake, Wis."
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Devil's Lake

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Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of Devil's Lake and the valley to the southeast. The valley may be the site of the old campground that has been moved farth...
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Devil's Lake

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Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of a man posing on a rocky outcropping near bluffs, with a valley in the distance. Text on the reverse: "K?iks Valley, Devi...
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Gardner Plane Crash Blamed on Heavy Fog

Date: 06 26 1957
Description: Sauk County Deputy Melvin Albers points out the direction that the light plane took as it crashed through a forest near Baraboo, taking the lives of Louis ...
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Gardner Plane Crash Blamed on Heavy Fog

Date: 06 26 1957
Description: Area residents check the wreckage of the plane near LaRue, about 15 miles west of Baraboo. Mrs. Ed Meyer (standing between the two trees with folded hands)...
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January Frosting

Date: 1960
Description: Rock formation, Devil's Doorway, in the snow. In the background Devil's Lake is frozen and bluffs are in the background.
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Rocky Challenge

Date: 09 1968
Description: View looking up at two boys climbing the tumbled slabs of rock at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Rocky Descent

Date: 1976
Description: View towards a rock climber on top of an outcropping at Devil's Lake State Park who is watching another climber descending. Devil's Lake and bluffs are in ...
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1945
Description: University students on a field trip to Devil's Lake State Park climb the trail up through the piles of talus (broken rocks) on the slope. A couple in the f...
Postcard

Devil's Doorway

Date: 12 13 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway. Devil's Lake, Wis." Elevated view of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's L...
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Messengers Shore

Date: 06 18 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Messengers Shore, Devils [sic] Lake, Wis." Cottages and piers on the rocky shore of Devil's Lake. Tree-covered bluffs rise behind the...
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Alf. T. Ringling House

Date: 09 20 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Residence of Alf. T. Ringling, Baraboo, Wis." A three-story home on a terraced lot with stone walls. The neighborhood is built on a h...
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Devil's Lake

Date: 09 14 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Devils [sic] Lake, Baraboo, Wis." An elevated view of the lake from the bluffs. Trees and rocks are on the shoreline.

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