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Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
Postcard

Oak Grove Parking Area at the Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads: "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, Drive In....
Photograph

Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: A demonstrator sits with his dog during the Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. He is holding a sign explain...
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: Blue Mounds Buildings

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of buildings in downtown Blue Mounds, presented as a pair. The buildings house businesses such as restaurants, bars, and a...
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Downtown Blue Mounds

Date: 02 24 2012
Description: View of the downtown business district on a snowy, overcast day.
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Uptown Blue Mounds

Date: 04 25 2012
Description: A view of a main street in the business district.
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WIBA-FM Tower

Date: 05 26 1948
Description: WIBA-FM, 45,000 watts, tower was built at Blue Mounds Park, and radiated power starting about June 10, 1948. WIBA was established in 1925 by The Capital...
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Rephotographic Pair: Downtown Blue Mounds

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of buildings in the downtown area, presented as a pair. There is snow on the ground. The vintage view shows horses and wag...
Photograph

Street Scene — Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: A man and his two children pose at the corner near the post office.
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Hilltop Cheese Factory

Date: 05 30 1964
Description: Landscape view from field of a rolling countryside. A small cheese factory resides on a slope, with a tree, a windmill, two cars and a tractor near an outb...
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National Zinc Separating Company Plant

Date: 1925
Description: View down railroad tracks towards large mounds of raw material at National Zinc Separating Company plant. Industrial buildings and a railroad car and an au...
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Wisconsin State Journal Paper Carriers

Date: 06 29 1948
Description: Group portrait of 110 Wisconsin State Journal paper carriers taken prior to leaving for Blue Mounds State Park for the annual all-day outing.
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Hoyt School Addition

Date: 07 25 1958
Description: View towards the exterior of a two-story addition to Hoyt School (on Regent Street near Hoyt Park). There are mounds of ground rubble near trees, and a car...
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Intaglio Effigy

Date: 1905
Description: View of an Indian intaglio effigy, the only one still in existence in Wisconsin. The effigy is in the shape of a panther. There is a car on the road in the...
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Turtle Mound on Observatory Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a double-tailed turtle effigy mound on Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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The Greenwood Farm

Date: 09 21 1945
Description: Elevated view over automobiles parked in the foreground and across fields towards a farm, which has several buildings, including a large silo. Caption read...
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Charles E. Brown prepares to Excavate the Heim Effigy Mound

Date: 1938
Description: A field party lead by Charles E. Brown prepare to excavate the Heim effigy mound. The effigy, shaped like a fox or wolf, has been outlined by stakes. The m...

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