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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | View across water along the right side of the Sauk City bridge, erected in 1922 to replace an old toll bridge. tree-covered hills are on the opposite shore... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from below along the left side of the Wisconsin River bridge. Tree-covered hills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Bridge... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of buildings lining the river in foreground, with farmland in background. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Prairie Du Sac, Wis." |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from shoreline of toll bridge across the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "A Glimpse of Pr-Du-Sac Toll Bridge." |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View along side of bridge over the Wisconsin River, built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden one when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Wis. Ri... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of bridge over Wisconsin River built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden bridge when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Prairie Du ... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | This was the first bridge built across the Wisconsin River, constructed about 1850, although it was not opened to traffic until 1852. It was torn down in 1... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of high water on the Wisconsin River from a bluff on the west bank. The photograph is undated and does not indicate if it was taken prior to ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | A view of the west bank of the Wisconsin River at Pounds Landing. This bluff is at the western end of the power dam which was constructed 1911-1914. Captio... |
| Date: | 05 28 1911 |
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| Description: | Men posing on a barge carrying a steam powered pile driver at work on the coffer dam for the construction of the powerhouse. Caption reads: "Driving Sheet ... |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry loaded with automobiles. There is an American flag flying on the ferry. |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac" with an American flag. |
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| Description: | The Merrimac ferry "Colsac II" is seen on the Wisconsin River behind two signs. The signs read, "Road Closed" and "Ferry Opens April 15". |
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| Description: | A close view of the Merrimac ferry "Colsac I" with a sign reading, "Stop Your Motor When Ferry Is Moving". |
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| Description: | Automobiles line up to wait for the Merrimac ferry "Colsac". |
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| Description: | Two images of ferries as printed on a postcard. The top image is the ferry "Colsac" on the Wisconsin River. The bottom image is simply described as an earl... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text handwritten on bridge: "Toll Bridge, Sauk City." A couple are standing in a canoe on the Wisconsin River, in front of the Toll Bridge. Old supports ca... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Text handwritten on right: "Wis. River Bridge, Sauk City, Wis." A view straight through the bridge girders to the opposite side. Signs can be seen on the o... |
| Date: | 05 10 1907 |
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| Description: | Written faintly along bottom: "Sauk Toll Bridge". The view is along the side of the bridge, with buildings and trees on both sides in the foreground. A man... |
| Date: | 12 06 1932 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Approach to Wisconsin River Bridge - Sauk City, Wis." The view is straight across to the opposite side. Trees and hills are on the fa... |
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