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Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of buildings lining the river in foreground, with farmland in background. Caption reads: "Bird's Eye View of Prairie Du Sac, Wis."
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Rattlesnake Bluff at Loddes Mill

Date: 1907
Description: View of bluff taken from below. Caption reads: "Rattlesnake Bluff at Loddes Mill Sauk Co., Wis."
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Tripp Memorial Library

Date: 1912
Description: View from street of the Tripp Memorial Library in Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin, about 1912. Caption reads: "New Library, Prairie du Sac, Wis."
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Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: Two buildings: a post ofice and a livery stable/feed store. A man is exiting the post office. Sign on livery stable reads: "Livery Feed and Sale Stable." C...
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Park Avenue

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Description: View down unpaved road. Houses line the right side of street, telephone and power poles line left side. Caption reads: "Looking South on Park Ave. Pra.. Du...
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View from right side of street towards houses and retail stores lining the left side of Main Street. Caption reads: "Main St. Pr.-Du-Sac, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View from right side of street towards a house and retail stores lining the left side of Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Prairie Du Sac, Wis."
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Exterior of High School

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of High School, with the Evangelical Church behind trees on the left.
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High School

Date: 1915
Description: View from field towards the high school. There is a small group of people sitting on front steps, and an automobile is parked in front on the left. Houses ...
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City Hall and Prairie du Sac Public Library

Date: 1913
Description: View from street towards the building. Caption reads: "City Hall and Library, Prairie du Sac, Wis."
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Church, Dresen Brothers Offices

Date: 1908
Description: Side view of church converted to offices of Dresen Brothers Contractors and Manufacturers. Sign on the bulding reads: "Dresen Brothers Twin City Contractor...
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Toll Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view from shoreline of toll bridge across the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "A Glimpse of Pr-Du-Sac Toll Bridge."
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Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: View along side of bridge over the Wisconsin River, built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden one when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Wis. Ri...
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Bridge over Wisconsin River

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view of bridge over Wisconsin River built in 1921 to take the place of the old wooden bridge when it became condemned. Caption reads: "Prairie Du ...
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Toll Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1910
Description: This was the first bridge built across the Wisconsin River, constructed about 1850, although it was not opened to traffic until 1852. It was torn down in 1...
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View North of Pounds Landing

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of high water on the Wisconsin River from a bluff on the west bank. The photograph is undated and does not indicate if it was taken prior to ...
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Pounds Landing North of Prairie du Sac

Date: 1907
Description: A view of the west bank of the Wisconsin River at Pounds Landing. This bluff is at the western end of the power dam which was constructed 1911-1914. Captio...
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West Side of Water Street

Date: 1909
Description: Photographer's jewelry store and clock repair shop with a watch-shaped sign in front. In the window are a clock, jewelry box, and a rack with paper goods, ...
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Driving Sheet Piling at Power Dam

Date: 05 28 1911
Description: Men posing on a barge carrying a steam powered pile driver at work on the coffer dam for the construction of the powerhouse. Caption reads: "Driving Sheet ...
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Taxidermist Cart

Date: 1907
Description: A man in a suit and hat, and a ribbon on his lapel, poses in front of a cart with a sign that reads: "E.D. Ochsner, Taxidermist, Prairie du Sac, Wis." Bunt...

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