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Falls at Parfrey's Glen

Date: 1910
Description: Two girls stand in the foreground, and a man and woman sit on a log over the stream in the background at the Parfrey's Glen waterfall near Devil's Lake.
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Messenger's Spring

Date: 1906
Description: Four men, identified as Charles E. Brown of Milwaukee, Joyce W. Caron, H.E. Cole (second from right), and A.B. Stout, all of Baraboo, rest at Messenger's S...
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W.H. Canfield

Date: 1906
Description: William H. Canfield, an early settler of Sauk County, civil engineer, local historian and archeologist, posing outdoors holding a walking stick.
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1935
Description: Ephraim Burt Trimpey and his wife Alice Kent Trimpey sit in front of their fireplace. The Trimpeys were antique dealers and collectors; Mr. Trimpey was als...
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Mr. and Mrs. Trimpey

Date: 1920
Description: A seated studio portrait of the photographer and his wife, Alice Kent Trimpey.
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Shoemaker

Date: 1940
Description: A shoemaker in striped work jacket and a tie works on a machine in his shop.
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State High School Basketball Tournament Teams

Date: 03 14 1956
Description: Group portrait of the Sauk City High School Cardinals basketball team.
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Man Posing as Orator

Date: 1916
Description: Unidentified man wearing medals, in studio pose apparently as orator, with raised hand.
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Sauk County Conscripts

Date: 05 06 1918
Description: A group of 32 draftees pose on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse before leaving Baraboo for Columbus Barracks in Ohio. There are paper tags attached ...
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Sauk County Conscripts

Date: 05 27 1918
Description: A group of more than 70 draftees poses on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse on the day they left Baraboo for Camp Grant near Rockford, Illinois. Most...
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Walter Alexander and His Children with Governor Philipp

Date: 1921
Description: Group portrait of four people standing in front of a wire fence on the edge of a cliff, with trees and a valley in the background. Walter Alexander stands ...
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On the Trail

Date: 09 1934
Description: A male guide on the left is using a walking stick to point out a feature in the rocks atop a bluff at Devil's Lake State Park, as a group of men on the rig...
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The Hiker

Date: 1935
Description: A young man wearing a hat, short pants, and a rucksack is standing atop a high rock formation looking down at Devil's Lake. There are wooded bluffs in the ...
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Hikers

Date: 1939
Description: A young man wearing a cap and sunglasses is posing standing with his right hand resting on a rock formation. He is holding a Kodak Brownie No. 2A box camer...
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Resting at Devil's Lake

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Description: Three motorcycle riders are posing on boulders along the shore of Devil's Lake. One rider (a woman?) is partially out of the frame on the left. Elmer, righ...
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Reedsburg Mill Independence

Date: 04 1954
Description: Several men are standing and sitting around a desk, where one man is signing a document. A calendar for the Norris Wholesale Corporation is on the wall beh...
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Enjoying the View

Date: 1940
Description: The description on the reverse of this print describes the scene: "A horseback rider pauses to view the beauties of Devils Lake nestled among the bluffs at...
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Sauk County Junior Deputy Sheriff Shooting Practice

Date: 04 06 1968
Description: Two men assisting two children in firing guns. Caption reads: "Shooting on a rifle range is part of the program for the Sauk county junior deputy sheriff p...
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Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow on Location for "The Emigrants"

Date: 09 1969
Description: Actors Liv Ullmann and Max von Sydow posing while seated on the grass with plates of food and drinks. They appear to be in costume. Caption reads: "Liv Ull...
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Picnic at Pere du Sac

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Description: Three women and two men posing against a car. The car is parked near some trees and overlooking a body of water. A caption identifies four of the people as...

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