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Cave of the Dark Waters

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Description: Cave of the Dark Waters, north entrance. Two people are in a canoe, one sitting, one standing and holding a fish.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses...
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Larks Hotel, People Under Trees

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Description: Larks Hotel, downstream. A man (George Crandall) and two children (his daughters) are sitting in chairs under trees overlooking the Wisconsin River, with t...
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.
Photograph

Munger's Mill and Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Munger's Mill and dam, with men standing on and around the dam.
Photograph

Machinery at Prairie du Sac Dam

Date: 08 11 1910
Description: The first machinery at work sounding at the site for the power dam. Workmen are posing near the carriage-mounted equipment. A horse-drawn wagon is in the ...
Photograph

Cary with Dog in the Dells

Date: 1903
Description: The photographer's son, Cary Bass, and a dog on a rock formation in the Wisconsin Dells near the Wisconsin River. In the background there is writing on a r...
Photograph

Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company

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Description: Exterior of the Consolidated Water Power and Paper Company, built in 1918. The view from across the Wisconsin River shows the company building, a dam, as w...
Photograph

Grand Avenue Bridge over the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view over water toward a horse and carriage and pedestrians crossing the Grand Avenue Bridge, built in 1922. Smokestacks and other buildings are o...
Postcard

Bridge Crossing Wisconsin River

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Description: Black and white postcard of an elevated view of the Old Covered Bridge crossing the Wisconsin River. The bridge is on the left and the river is on the righ...
Photograph

In and About the Dells of the Wisconsin River — Stand Rock, Showing Top #86

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Description: Three hunters and their dog posing on the top of Stand Rock. Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
Map or Atlas

Sauk County

Date: 1948
Description: This outline map of Sauk County, Wisconsin, shows the towns, cities and villages, railroads, and streams in the county.
Print

Dalles of the Wisconsin "The Jaws"

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Description: Engraved view of "The Jaws" in the Wisconsin Dells.
Photograph

Raft of Lumber

Date: 1887
Description: A raft of lumber which has been floated down the Wisconsin River to be broken up and sold. Two men are standing on the raft, each near lumber stacked on a ...
Photograph

Colburn Cottages

Date: 1927
Description: Two Colburn Cottages on a shoreline of the Wisconsin River. In the yard a man is posing in front of an automobile near a dog standing on its haunches. Ther...
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 42

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Description: That morning is adrift in passing;
it cannot last the day.
Those years are anchored to each other;
there is no other way.
Map or Atlas

Eagle Watcher's Guide for Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin

Date: 1999
Description: This map shows the best places to view bald eagles and areas to avoid when watching for eagles. The back of the map includes text and illustrations.
Photograph

Eagle in the Tree

Date: 03 2014
Description: View of a tree standing on the bank of the Wisconsin River, framed by the snow and tree-covered hills of the opposite bank. An eagle is sitting in the midd...
Photograph

Fishing on the Wisconsin River

Date: 1967
Description: A man is sitting in a boat holding a fishing pole on the Wisconsin River near Tower Hill State Park. A black dog is sitting towards the front of the boat.
Photograph

Downstream from Lark's Hotel

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Description: A man, woman, and two girls are relaxing on a bluff overlooking the Wisconsin River. A dog is lying on the ground between two trees in the foreground.

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