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Cornfield in Early Snow

Date: 11 06 1960
Description: A corner of a cornfield in an early snow.
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Blue Mounds Farm

Date: 1873
Description: View down a rocky rural lane near West Blue Mounds. Zigzag stake and rider split-rail fencing enclose a farmstead, which includes a barn, a frame house, ha...
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Andreas Dahl's Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Andrew Dahl's wagon is on the side of a two-story log house in Blue Mounds. On one side of the wagon cover is "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." On the ba...
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Rural Blue Mounds

Date: 
Description: View of farmland near Blue Mounds, with possibly property markers horizontal, across the center, and some distant farm houses and a barn. Caption reads: "B...
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Old Race Course through the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: View of a wide path through trees in the spring or summer.
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Remains of Racetrack

Date: 1930
Description: Remains of the racetrack on the top of Blue Mound.
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Town of Blue Mounds from a Distance

Date: 1910
Description: Distant view of the town, with railroad tracks in foreground. The church is the highest point in the image. "General View. Blue Mounds in the Distance. Alt...
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Hillside Landscape

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: Landscape view of willow trees in the Valley of the Mounds Creek, along Highway F.
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School House and Rock Formation

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: Exterior view of a school house near Highway F. A large rock outcropping resides in the schoolyard.
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Rock Formation

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: A large rock formation in the schoolyard of the Deneen School. A small outbuilding and fence is visible in the background.
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Hilltop Cheese Factory

Date: 05 30 1964
Description: Landscape view from field of a rolling countryside. A small cheese factory resides on a slope, with a tree, a windmill, two cars and a tractor near an outb...
Postcard

Picnic Grounds at Spring, Blue Mounds

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Description: 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 weari...
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West View from Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: 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...
Postcard

Northwest View of Blue Mounds

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Description: 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."
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Grand View From Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: 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 bel...
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Little Norway

Date: 1948
Description: Colorized postcard of a scene at Little Norway. A man sits on a wagon chassis. He is wearing an ethnic costume. Various buildings are visible surrounded by...
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Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
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Cathedral Room, North Cave, Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the Cathedral Room, North Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds.
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Enchanted Mountain in the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 
Description: Postcard of a boy peering at stalactites and cave onyx terraces on the Enchanted Mountain in the Cave of the Mounds.
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The Gem Room, North Cave, Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl pointing to a feature in the Gem Room, North Cave, opened in 1946, at the Cave of the Mounds.

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