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Train Crossing a Bridge

Date: 
Description: View along right side of shoreline toward a Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul train crossing a bridge over the Wisconsin River.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Prairie du Sac

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Prairie du Sac.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Sauk City

Date: 1870
Description: Sauk City is the oldest incorporated village in Wisconsin (incorporated in 1854) and also has the oldest organized volunteer fire department in the state, ...
Map or Atlas

Prairie du Sac. Sauk County, Wisconsin. Looking North West

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin with an inset of Clifton.
Print

Shot Tower, Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1836
Description: The shot tower at Tower Hill State Park.
Photograph

Tower Hill Bluff

Date: 1950
Description: A view from a bluff on Tower HIll overlooking the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Shot Shaft".
Photograph

Shot Tower Tunnel

Date: 1950
Description: View across river towards the tunnel leading to the bottom of the shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park. There is a rustic bridge on the right leading ...
Photograph

Tower Hill Bluff

Date: 1945
Description: View from the bluff at Tower Hill State Park of the Wisconsin River. A sign on the right reads: "Tower Hill State Park Shot Shaft".
Drawing

Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1845
Description: A pencil drawing of Tower HIll complex.
Photograph

Wisconsin River Shoreline

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin River shoreline, showing lumber rafts "tied up over Sunday."
Photograph

Wisconsin Heights, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Elevated view. Caption on negative sleeve reads: "Black Hawk Battlefield. Wis. Heights. 'Looking it of west across river' [sic] c. 1896. Mrs. Charle...
Photograph

Bridge at Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: View down center of the Wisconsin River bridge.
Postcard

Bridge

Date: 1925
Description: View across water along the right side of the Sauk City bridge, erected in 1922 to replace an old toll bridge. tree-covered hills are on the opposite shore...
Postcard

Bridge, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: View from below along the left side of the Wisconsin River bridge. Tree-covered hills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "Wisconsin River Bridge...
Photograph

Wagon Toll Bridge

Date: 1909
Description: Wagon toll bridge. There is a building on the left, and a man is sitting on a bench on the right side of the road leading onto the bridge.
Photograph

Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view towards buildings in Prairie du Sac from the east bank of the Wisconsin River.
Painting

Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin River, Wisconsin

Date: 1850
Description: Buildings along Wisconsin River.
Postcard

Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin

Date: 
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."
Postcard

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."
Postcard

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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