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Mendota Spillway

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Description: The Spillway on Lake Mendota (Tenney Park) and the Yahara River.
Photograph

Dam Dedication Ceremony

Date: 07 06 1937
Description: Dedication ceremony for the dam on the St. Croix River that is now part of the Gordon Dam County Park. Construction on this dam was begun as a WPA project...
Map or Atlas

Waukesha County

Date: 02 1956
Description: This 1956 map of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, dams, airports, par...
Photograph

Work on Tenney Park Lock and Dam

Date: 01 08 1959
Description: Work on the new Tenney Park lock and dam is progressing on schedule. A temporary spillway (not shown) has been built to divert the Yahara River from the co...
Map or Atlas

Tanner's Addition! : (Within the City Limits), Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map is a plat map and shows government buildings, churches, Klein’s Park, and the government dam in Kaukauna. The map includes text about Kaukauna wit...
Postcard

Dam at Glen Loch, Irvine Park

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of Glen Loch in Irvine Park. Caption reads: "Dam at Glen Loch, Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
Postcard

"Glen Lock" at Irvine Park

Date: 1950
Description: Color postcard aerial view. Caption reads: "'Glen Lock' at Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin." Caption on back reads: "This view from Irvine Park show...
Map or Atlas

(Tentative) District Map for Village of Hustisford, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Date: 11 15 1957
Description: This map shows single family residence district, business district, and manufacturing district, as well as block and lot numbers, Hustis Homestead, gravel ...
Postcard

The Water Falls in the Village Park

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of a dam created waterfall on the Fox River. A city park is on the banks.
Photograph

Ojibwa Roadside Park

Date: 07 1939
Description: View across stone dam, with water flowing through the notch at Ojibwa Roadside Park. An automobile is parked near a large stone outdoor fireplace. There is...
Photograph

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."
Photograph

Pewit's Nest

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Description: Stereograph of a scene at Pewit's Nest. Text on front reads: "Wisconsin Views, Devil's Lake."
Photograph

High Water Flow at Tenney Dam Construction Site

Date: 04 02 1959
Description: Water flows through a diversion channel around the Tenney Park lock and dam construction site. A man is standing in the foreground and pointing towards men...
Photograph

Broken Dam at Mill Pond Park

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Description: Caption reads: "North Freedom, Wis. Broken dam at Mill Pond Park. The city was raising funds to rebuild dam and the Conservation Commission assisted."

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