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Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds
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Photographic postcard view of the swimming pool on top of the mounds in Blue Mounds State Park. There are people swimming as well as standing around the sides of the pool watching. The clouds and transparent trees were added to the scene, see the Public Notes. The sender wrote on the bottom of the postcard in ink, "Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds."
circa 1910-1919
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West View from Top of Blue Mounds
circa 1900-1909
Photographic postcard of the view to the west from the top of Blue Mounds, in Blue Mounds State Park. Handwritten is "Platteville Mounds, 45 miles" with an arrow. Text below in a white box reads "W...
Grand View From Top of Blue Mounds
circa 1900-1909
Photographic postcard of the view towards Madison from the top of Blue Mounds. Handwritten on the card is "State Capitol, 25 miles" with an arrow. Text below reads "Grand View From top of Blue Moun...
Old Indian Trail Marker, Top of Blue Mounds
circa 1900-1909
Photographic postcard of an old Indian trail marker, a twisted tree, as seen on top of Blue Mounds. Text below reads: "'Old Indian Trail Marker' Top of Blue Mounds, Wis."
Picnic Grounds at Spring, Blue Mounds
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard of picnic grounds at a spring in Blue Mounds State Park. The spring is running out of a brick catch basin on the right. A woman wearing a polka dot dress and beret is standing...
Northwest View of Blue Mounds
circa 1900-1909
Photographic postcard of the northwest view of Blue Mounds. Text below in a white box reads "N.W. View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation 1760 ft."
Thoma's Bathing Beach, Little Cedar Lake
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard view of people swimming and standing in the lake. People are out in boats in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Bathing Beach, Little Cedar Lake, Wis."
