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John MacKenzie and Portage Jail

Date: 1900
Description: Sheriff John MacKenzie poses in front of the Portage jail with his staff.
Postcard

Portage Railroad Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the railroad yards and station. Caption reads: "R. R. Yards and Station, Portage, Wis."
Photograph

Marquette and Joliet Marker

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Marquette-Joliet historical marker. Erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1900
Description: Indian Agency House before restoration.
Photograph

Indian Agency House

Date: 1900
Description: Indian Agency House before restoration.
Photograph

Franklin Street

Date: 1909
Description: View of Franklin St., looking west.
Postcard

Covered Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: Covered bridge over river. Caption reads: "The Old Bridge, Portage, Wis."
Postcard

Cook Street

Date: 1905
Description: Colorized postcard of a view of Cook Street. Caption reads: "Cook Street, Portage, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View toward intersection. Caption reads: "Main Street looking West, PORTAGE, Wisc."
Postcard

Columbia County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards the Columbia County Court House. Caption reads: "Columbia Co. Court House, Portage, Wis."
Postcard

Columbia County Court House

Date: 1900
Description: View across street towards the Columbia County Court House. Caption reads: Court House, Portage, Wisc."
Postcard

Portage Canal

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Portage Canal and the canal docks. Caption reads: "The Canal Docks, Portage, Wis."
Photograph

Portage Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View down Portage Canal, with trees and open land on either side.
Postcard

Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a bridge over the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "The New Bridge on the Wisconsin, Portage, Wis."
Photograph

Exterior of Portage Jail

Date: 1900
Description: Group posing on lawn outside of the large brick building with a steep hip roof. Four men are identified (from left to right) as the turnkey, William MacKen...
Photograph

Bass Family Portrait

Date: 1904
Description: A studio portrait of Dr. Edward A. Bass with his son, Edward Cary Bass, and his mother, Lorinda Hill Bass.
Photograph

Locomotive Boiler Explosion

Date: 09 27 1908
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of the badly damaged Engine No. 423 of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. The boiler remains on the railroad ...
Property Record

218 W CARROLL ST

Community: Portage
County: Columbia
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 28959
Property Record

219 W CARROLL ST

Community: Portage
County: Columbia
Historic Name: Wiederkehr, Henry House
Reference Number: 28960
Property Record

807 CASS ST

Community: Portage
County: Columbia
Historic Name: 
Reference Number: 28976

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