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Building, Pokerville

Date: 1925
Description: This building was said to have been an early residence.
Postcard

Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the swimming pool on top of the mounds in Blue Mounds State Park. There are people swimming as well as standing around the si...
Postcard

Brownie's Wishing Well

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well."
Photograph

East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church

Date: 08 30 1876
Description: The congregation of the East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church and visiting ministers are gathered for the church dedication. The church was formerly Norsk Evang...
Postcard

The Gate House, Little Norway

Date: 06 20 1950
Description: Photographic postcard of the Gate House at Little Norway. Text below reads "The Gate House, Little Norway, Blue Mounds, Wisconsin."
Photograph

Tenpin Alley, Pokerville

Date: 1925
Description: A view of the front of Tenpin Alley, active in lead mining days.
Postcard

The Parrot — A Stalgmite Formation at the Entrance to the Narrows at the Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a stalagmite surrounded by smaller stalagmites.
Postcard

Stalagmites and Stalagtites in the Chapel, Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of a woman viewing stalactites on the ceiling and dome shaped stalagmites on the floor of the Chapel, North Cave, in the Cave of the ...
Photograph

Brigham Farm Building in Ruin

Date: 06 1925
Description: View of three farm buildings - the one in the center is collapsing.
Photograph

East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church

Date: 08 30 1876
Description: The congregation of the East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church and visiting ministers are gathered for the church dedication. The church was formerly Norsk Evang...
Photograph

East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church

Date: 1876
Description: East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church, formerly Norsk Evangelisk Kirke, built in 1868. The graves of Andreas L. Dahl's mother, Berthe Nelsdatter (Lund) Dahlen, ...
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East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church Congregation

Date: 08 30 1876
Description: The congregation of the East Blue Mounds Lutheran Church and visiting ministers are gathered for the church dedication. The church was formerly Norsk Evang...
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...
Photograph

Totem Pole Room at Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1945
Description: Totem Pole Room at the Cave of the Mounds. Caption on back of print reads: "The Totem Pole Room is popular with visitors because of the rich coloring and r...
Photograph

Trees and A Railroad Corridor

Date: 02 22 2012
Description: Northwesterly view of the railroad corridor in the Village of Blue Mounds. There is a dense growth of trees in the area.
Map or Atlas

A Geological, Topographical, and Subterranean Map of the Brigham Lead Mines near the Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

Date: 1867
Description: This 1867 manuscript map by Increase Lapham shows the topography and geology of the Blue Mounds region in the Town of Brigham in Iowa County and the towns ...
Photograph

Rephotographic Pair: Blue Mounds View

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Description: A vintage view and a modern view of the same area in Blue Mounds, presented as a pair. The vintage view shows a road leading into the town. The modern view...
Photograph

Interior of a Church

Date: 08 30 1876
Description: Interior view of Blue Mounds Church. Built in 1868, the church was originally named the Norsk Evangelisk Kirke.
Photograph

Dedication of Fort Blue Mounds Tablet

Date: 09 05 1921
Description: Anna Fox, great-grand niece of Ebenezer Brigham, just after removing the flag unveiling the bronze tablet commemorating Fort Blue Mounds. State historical ...
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Blue Mounds Farm

Date: 1873
Description: View down a rocky rural lane near West Blue Mounds. Zigzag stake and rider split-rail fencing enclose a farmstead, which includes a barn, a frame house, ha...

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