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Baraboo, Wis. County Seat of Sauk Co.
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Bird's-eye map of Baraboo with inset of Devil's Lake, the south and east sides of the commercial square, the First National Bank, and the Warren House hotel. This view was distributed with compliments of the proprietor of the Warren House to promote area tourism.
1886
Milwaukee Lith. & Engr. Co.
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WHi 23774
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Lake of the Hills or Devil's Lake
1893
This 1893 bird's-eye view of Devil's Lake in Sauk County, Wisconsin, is accompanied by descriptive text and inset maps of Honey Creek Basin and the Baraboo Bluffs, Sauk County, and the track of the...
Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway
1914
Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen below. The lake, bluffs, roads and buildings are visible to the left. The sky is or...
Devil's Doorway
December 13, 1913
Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway. Devil's Lake, Wis." Elevated view of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen below. T...
Bird's-Eye View of Washburn, Wis. Bayfield County
1886
Bird's-eye map of Washburn on Lake Superior. There is an inset of Washburn, Chequamagon and the Apostle Islands.
Bird's-Eye View of Baraboo in Sauk County, Wisconsin
1870
Baraboo was first settled around 1838, and by 1870 it had become the county seat and the thriving village illustrated here. This birds eye drawing depicts street names and street layouts, houses, t...
