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Sauk City Fire Company

Date: 02 1962
Description: Albert Derleth, chief of the Sauk City Fire Department, and the department's fleet of equipment.
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Tower Hill Smelter

Date: 1950
Description: The sign marking the location of the shot tower smelter.
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Boating on the Wisconsin River

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Description: Elevated view across water towards a group of people in a motorboat on the Wisconsin River.
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Shelter House

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Description: A shelter house at Devil's Lake State Park.
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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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Car Ferry

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Description: A car ferry moving out across the Wisconsin River. Three boys are swimming in the river in the foreground.
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Wisconsin River

Date: 03 1978
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin River. Snow and ice is covering part of the river, and in the distance is a bridge over the river.
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Autumn Scenery

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Description: View down road. On the left is a large tree with bright orange leaves.
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Leykauf Bluff

Date: 1950
Description: A young girl wearing a winter coat and hat is standing in a tilled field at the base of Cassell, or Leykauf, Bluff. A description on the reverse of the pri...
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Cleopatra's Needle

Date: 1930
Description: An elevated view of the rock formation in Devil's Lake State Park known as Cleopatra's Needle.
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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.
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White Pine Forest Mapping

Date: 03 1939
Description: A man mapping a planted stand of white pines in Devil's Lake State Park. He is wearing snowshoes.
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Daughters of G.A.R.

Date: 1935
Description: A group of women stand on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. A banner identifies them as the Department of Wisconsin, National Daughters of the G.A.R...
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Lake Delton Airport

Date: 1937
Description: Aerial view of the Lake Delton Airport.
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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, ...
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Office and Administration Building

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Description: The office and administration building at Devil's Lake State Park. A car is parked outside of the building along the road.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of wooded bluffs lining the shoreline of a narrow part of Mirror Lake in this view taken from Ferndale Cliff.
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Local Fire Departments Receive DNR Grant

Date: 10 31 2001
Description: Group portrait with accompanying caption: "Pictured from left to right are recently retired Rock Springs Fire Department chief James "Bink" Mooney, 50th As...
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Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1948
Description: View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image.
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View from Bluffs of Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: A scenic view looking down at Devil's Lake from the bluffs of Devil's Lake State Park. A bench is in the right foreground.

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