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Top Shaft

Date: 1945
Description: The top of the shot tower shaft with the entrance. The sign on the railing reads: "Do Not Throw Anything Down This Shaft".
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Shot Tower Tunnel

Date: 1945
Description: The tunnel at the bottom of the shot tower shaft.
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Tower Hill Bluff

Date: 1945
Description: View from the bluff at Tower Hill State Park of the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Tower Hill State Park Shot Shaft".
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Tower Hill Smelter

Date: 1945
Description: A marker at the former site of the smelter which stood at the top of the shot tower shaft. The sign reads: "Tower Hill State Park The Old Shot Tower At thi...
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Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail leading to the top of the shot tower shaft.
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Flooded Woods near Wisconsin River

Date: 04 17 1965
Description: Flooded woods near the Wisconsin River. A sign for "The Dutch Kitchen" at Hotel Meyers is nailed to one of the trees.
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Spring Green Street Scene

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Description: View from intersection towards a drugstore on the left corner. A service station with a sign that says "NASH" is next door. Further down is a house and wha...
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down center of Main Street which is unpaved. A young girl wearing a bonnet is standing in the road on the right, near another child standing at the co...
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Post-Cammack Theatre

Date: 1922
Description: View from unpaved street of the Post-Cammack Theatre on a corner, with coming attraction posters in the windows. Three men are standing on the sidewalk in ...
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Business Block

Date: 1913
Description: View from unpaved road of the Cohen Bros Dept. Store, D.N. Farris storefront, and Park Hotel. A soda fountain in another building is on the right. A team o...
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Spring Green Business District

Date: 1909
Description: View from street of a street corner in the business district, with a large brick building housing the J.A.W. Sprecher general merchandise store, with fire ...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1913
Description: View down side of railroad tracks towards the Spring Green depot, with a locomotive just pulling in. A group of passengers are standing on the platform. In...
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Trail to Historic Shot Tower — Shot Tower State Park Near Mazomanie

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Description: View down trail along steep hill in the woods with birch and pine trees. A sign posted on a tree reads: "To The Cave."
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Peter H. Burno Locomotive

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Description: A woman stands next to a locomotive on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. This image was included in the attraction's brochure. The sign on the t...
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Violin Carousel at House on the Rock

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Description: A Mills Violano Virtuoso adds frets and strings to violins. This image was used in the original House on the Rock brochure.
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Music of Yesterday at House on the Rock

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Description: The Music of Yesterday exhibit at House on the Rock was used in a brochure. The exhibit is "Presenting the magnificent machines of a magnificent era, 1765 ...
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Holtzkopf Wood Carver Studio at House on the Rock

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Description: Exterior view of the Günter Holtzkopf Wood Carving Studio. A large ship's figurehead of a woman extends out from the balcony above the entrance. This image...
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Wirth Lamp Shop at House on the Rock

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Description: Exterior view looking through the shop windows of the Fredie P. Wirth Lamp Shop. This image was used in the original brochure for the House on the Rock.
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Steam-Powered Tractor at House on the Rock

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Description: A steam-powered tractor sitting outdoors on the grounds of House on the Rock.
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Peter H. Burno Steam Engine

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Description: Peter Burno posing with the steam locomotive he built which is on display behind a fence at House on the Rock. The sign above the train reads: "Peter H. Bu...

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