Skip to main content

click zoom to display a high-res image
Postcards

Dam

Image

Text on front reads: "Dam, Vesper, Wis." The privately owned dam was built on the Hemlock Creek River in 1944 for recreational purposes. Buildings are beyond the dam on the horizon.

Date Created:
August 12, 1915

Publication Information

Date Created
August 12, 1915

Physical Description

Format
Image
Extent
1 postcard
Dimensions
14 x 9 cm

Collection Information

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Rights Holder
Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W013YB2
Legacy ID
WHi 150599

Image

Digital Collections

Explore more than 100,000 collection items online through the Society’s digital collections. For over two decades, we’ve been scanning, photographing, and digitizing materials from our collections, creating a rich and growing digital archive that brings history closer to you.
 
The Wisconsin Historical Society offers an ever-growing digital collection. Digitized materials reflect the full range of items in the collections including photographs, letters, newsletters, films, posters, architectural drawings, menus, and ephemera.

View Our Curated Collections

Attribution

For a credit line: Wisconsin Historical Society, Creator, Title, Unique Identifier. 

The Unique Identifier can be found at the top or bottom of the page for each item. The name of a downloaded file is NOT the unique identifier.

For bibliographic citations please consult the UW-Madison Libraries Citation Research Guide to ensure compliance with appropriate style guidelines.

 

 

Accessing Collections

The vast majority of the items in our collections are not online. The Society owns thousands of archival collections viewable in our Archives reading room. To view and conduct research in our collections, visit us in person.

Plan Your Visit

Postcards
Mill Race & Dam

Mill Race & Dam

1950

Text on front reads: "Mill Race & Dam, Rome, Wis." The dam that creates Rome Pond on the Bark River. Buildings can be seen on the horizon.

View
Postcards
The Dam, on the Apple River

The Dam, on the Apple River

1940

Elevated view of a dam, bridge over the river and part of the town with many trees. Caption reads: "The Dam, on the Apple River - Somerset, Wis."

View
Postcards
The Mill Dam

The Mill Dam

September 14, 1910

Text on front reads: "The Mill Dam, Stoughton, Wis." Elevated view towards the dam with trees and shrubs on the shoreline.

View
Postcards
The High Bridge and Dam

The High Bridge and Dam

1915

Colorized postcard view of a bridge over a dam on a river. Trees are along both banks. Caption reads: "The High Bridge and Dam, Baraboo, Wis."

View
Postcards
The Dam

The Dam

July 13, 1910

Text on front reads: "The Dam – Westfield, Wis." Water spills over the dam into the river, and buildings are behind and above the dam. There are trees on both shorelines.

View
Postcards
The Valley of the "Oconto"

The Valley of the "Oconto"

1932

Text on front reads: "The Valley of the 'Oconto', Stiles, Wis." The shoreline is lined with trees. The Oconto River flows into Green Bay.

View
Go to top
Wisconsin Historical Society
Search Dropdown