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West View from Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the view to the west from the top of Blue Mounds, in Blue Mounds State Park. Handwritten is "Platteville Mounds, 45 miles" with an...
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Northwest View of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the northwest view of Blue Mounds. Text below in a white box reads "N.W. View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation 1760 ft."
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Rural Blue Mounds

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Description: View of farmland near Blue Mounds, with possibly property markers horizontal, across the center, and some distant farm houses and a barn. Caption reads: "B...
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Old Indian Trail Marker, Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of an old Indian trail marker, a twisted tree, as seen on top of Blue Mounds. Text below reads: "'Old Indian Trail Marker' Top of Blu...
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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, ...
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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....
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. Demonstrators holding flags and standards wait to enter the Capitol.
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Grand View From Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the view towards Madison from the top of Blue Mounds. Handwritten on the card is "State Capitol, 25 miles" with an arrow. Text bel...
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Hillside Landscape

Date: 07 31 1960
Description: Landscape view of willow trees in the Valley of the Mounds Creek, along Highway F.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 11 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. On the left are 3 flags.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol building against Assembly Bill 620. Demonstrators holding flags and standards wait to enter the Capitol.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. Two men holds signs that read: "Wingra, Kapenga, Brooks, where are your ...
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Aztalan State Park Prior to Reconstruction

Date: 1945
Description: Field with contours, and two mounds.
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Save the Mounds Demonstration

Date: 01 12 2016
Description: Save the Mounds demonstration around the Capitol Square against Assembly Bill 620. View of the protesters on the Capitol grounds, with many of the people h...
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Blue Mounds School House #1

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Description: Spring or summer view of a large, white school house, and a few trees in front of it. Caption reads: "School, Blue Mounds, Wis."
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Little Norway

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Description: Line drawing of a Norwegian building at Little Norway. Text below reads "Little Norway, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin."
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Blue Mounds at a Distance

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Description: View looking down hill of several buildings. More hills are in the far background. Caption reads: "Blue Mounds at a Distance, Altitude 1760 FT."
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A Road To Blue Mounds

Date: 04 25 2012
Description: A view of the approach to the Village of Blue Mounds from the cemetery.
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Rephotographic Pair: Road To Blue Mounds

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of a road to Blue Mounds, presented as a pair.
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Men and Effigy Mounds

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Description: A small group of men, some of them carrying bags, walk in a field among effigy mounds.

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