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Jefferson Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View towards a dam in Jefferson. Two men are fishing from the shoreline in the foreground. The Woolen Mills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Fishing with Turtle

Date: 1919
Description: Photomontage of a fisherman in a rowboat catching a giant turtle. The male companion of the fisherman has fallen in and lost his hat amidst the excitement....
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Tall-tale Postcard: Caught in Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Photomontage of two largemouth bass hanging from the side of a building, with curious on-lookers observing the scene. The building is a dry goods store own...
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Toy Room; Hoard Historical Museum

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Description: Interior view of the Toy Room at the Hoard Historical Museum. In the room are doll strollers and buggies, a toy piano, and a glass case of smaller exhibits...
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Jefferson Fair

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a community fair with tents set up for exhibits. Two buildings with signs are just beyond the tents on the midway, with signs that read, o...
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Fishing at Dam on Rock River

Date: 1912
Description: A group of boys are fishing on the river bank beside a dam. Buildings are on the far bank. Caption reads: "Fishing at Dam on Rock River, Jefferson, Wis."
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Enjoying Rock Lake

Date: 1909
Description: View across water towards a group of people on and next to a dock on a lake. Four people are in a rowboat. A boy is playing with a toy sailboat in the fore...
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Howe's Boat House, Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View down pier towards a boathouse on the shore, with groups of people sitting and standing on the platform in front. A group of people are in a rowboat ne...
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Lake Mills High School Baseball Team

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the high school baseball team and their coach sitting on a long bench.
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Greetings from Lake Mills

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Description: View across water towards a single-masted sailboat with two passengers sailing in Rock Lake. Dwellings are along the far shoreline. Caption reads: "Greetin...
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Bathing Beach, East, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View along beach with many small stones towards three people near a beached sailboat. There is a boathouse in the background further down the shoreline. Ca...
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The Outlet

Date: 1943
Description: View across outlet towards the park by Rock Lake. People are picnicking, children are on a swing set, and women are walking along a path. There is a rustic...
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Waterskiing on a Pretty Lake, Vacationland Scene

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view from hill of a waterskier and motorboat on Rock Lake.
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Hunting Grounds joining Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View of a marshy part of Rock Lake. Two small rowboats and a pile of logs are on the shore, and a flock of ducks is in the water. Caption reads: "Hunting G...
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Rose Lodge, Lake Ripley

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Description: View towards a cottage nestled among the trees. In the foreground a tennis net is stretched across the sloped lawn. Caption reads: "Rose Lodge — Lake Riple...
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Rock Lake

Date: 07 24 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Rock Lake, Lake Mills, Wis." A sailboat on the lake at sunset. Rock Lake is a 1365 acre lake with a maximum depth of 60 feet on the W...
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Golden Lake

Date: 02 15 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Golden Lake." A man and six children posing on a dock with a water slide and diving platform. One of the boys is leaping into the wat...
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Municipal Bathing Beach

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Municipal Bathing Beach. Watertown, Wis." Slightly elevated view of a bathing beach on the Rock River. Many swimmers are in the water...

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