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Horseshoe Curve
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Text on front reads: "Horseshoe Curve At Rock Springs, Wis." A road and a railroad track, with bridges over the Baraboo River, make a double curve in an elevated view of the Upper Narrows. Text on reverse reads: "Rock Springs, Wis., Noted for Artesian Springs Amid Scenic Rock Gorges. A scene in the geologically famous UPPER NARROWS of the Baraboo Quartzite Range, located at Rock Springs, on scenic state highway 136, attracting visitors from far and wide. Only 30 minutes drive from Wisconsin Dells or Devil's Lake, Wis."
1950
L.L. Cook Company
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W013XRB
WHi 148735
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Upper Narrows
1950
Text on front reads: "Upper Narrows, Rock Springs, Wis." A road and a railroad tracks run next to each other in an elevated view of the Upper Narrows. Text on reverse reads: "Rock Springs, Wis., No...
The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows
1950
Text on front reads: "The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows at Rock Springs, Wis." A road and the Narrows Creek run next to each other in an elevated view of the Narrows. Trees cover the side of the N...
The Horseshoe Curve Near Ableman, Wis.
circa 1910-1919
Colorized postcard of the horseshoe curve of railroad tracks. Elevated view of the railroad tracks with train snaking past a farmhouse and a bridge suspended over a river. There is a covered bridge...
Van Hise Rock
1950
Text on front reads: "Van Hise Rock, Rock Springs, Wis." The formation has a road along the base with trees growing above. Text on the reverse: "Rock Springs, Wis., Noted for Artesian Springs Amid ...
High Bridge
circa 1910-1919
Colorized photographic postcard of an elevated view of central Baraboo from across the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "High Bridge, Baraboo, Wis."
Wisconsin River Bridge
1950
Text on front reads: "Wisconsin River Bridge, Spring Green, Wis." A truss bridge with eight spans over the Wisconsin River on State Highway 14. The bridge was built in 1949 and reconstructed in 198...
