Sauk County Historical Society
Baraboo, WI
Photographic Collection

Badger Ordnance Works
Powder Plant

Accidents, UN1119, Trailer broken down.

Accidents, UN1120, Semi cab wrecked

Accidents, UN1121, Bus wrecked

Awards, 24-1993L, Ceremony, at BOW, during WWII

Badger Village , 24-1993GG, at BOW, during WWII

Badger Village, 24-1993HH, Winter 1943-44, pre-fab housing at Badger Village

Badger Village , 24-1993II, at BOW, during WWII

Badger Village , 24-1993JJ, at BOW, during WWII

Badger Village , 24-1993KK, at BOW, during WWII

Ball Game, 24-1993H, on BOW grounds, during WWII

Band, 24-1993K, Army band at BOW, during WWII

Band, 8-1981AA, Community Band

Beauty Contest, 8-1981AD, L-R: 1.?, 2. Anita Barber, 3.?, 4. Thelma Lu Tobler, married to Dan

       Klicker,  5. Lora Mae Sarrington (of Lk. Delton, married to construction worker), 6.?,

       7.?, 8. June Lau Tobler or Lk. Delton.

Billboard, 8-1981B

Billboard, 8-1981H, Police officer in front of billboard, “Roll of Honor”

Bowling, 24-1993J, at BOW, during WWII

Cards, 24-1993NN, at BOW, women playing cards, during WWII

Checkers, 24-1993LL, at BOW, during WWII

Community Band, UN1088, 1947, Norman K. Solum, Band director; photo taken at Devil’s Lk.

Dance, 24-1993AA, at BOW, during WWII

Dance, 24-1993BB, at BOW, during WWII

Dance, 24-1993OO, at BOW, during WWII

Dance, 24-1993PP, at BOW, during WWII

Digging Trench, 8-1981E, Laying pipes

Dignitaries, 8-1981I,

Display, 8-1981AB, “Hitler’s Next”

Display, 8-1981AB, Propaganda display, buy war bonds.

Display, 9-1981AC, “Hitler’s Next”

Explosion, 24-1993E, in a nitro plant, no deaths. 1943 or 1944

Fire Station, 16-2001BK

Gant, 19-1992C, C.H. Gant of Hercules Powder Company, 1943

Garden, 24-1993CC, at BOW, during WWII

Garden, 24-1993DD, at BOW, during WWII

Garden, 24-1993EE, at BOW, during WWII

Garden, 24-1993FF, at BOW, during WWII

Group, 3-2002A, c. 1970's

Group People, 3-2002B, CW: John Balfanz, Fran Mullen, Jeanette Baber, L. Cummings, Ray

       Walter,Linda Guendeer, Garry Cummings, Rosalyn Cummings, Pam Walker, Bob

       Renkenberger, Marvin Page, Russell Gates, Care Lucas. c. 1970's

Group People, 3-2002C, unidentified, c. 1970's

Gruber’s Grove, 8-1981C, Ariel map

Harvest, 24-1993A, Sumpter Twp., c. 1944

Horseshoes, 24-1993I, at BOW, during WWII

House Move, 2-2002MC, moving Rudolph Schlag house to Prairie du Sac, 250 Holly Ct. ,  1942

Housing, 8-1981F, Houses

Housing, 8-1981G

Housing, 16-2001BH, June 14, 1943, looking from NE corner

Housing, 2-2002ME, “Chicken Coop”, 3 story, Hwy 12, South Blvd., Baraboo, south side of road, (in 2002 site of Glacier Valley Ford”, donated by Carol Sorg

Keldsen, 19-1992C, Maj. V.L. Keldsen, Commanding Officer, during WWII

Keldsen,, 19-1992D, Maj. V.L. Keldsen, Commanding Officer, during WWII

Lenihan, Bernard, 16-2001BG, given award for service

Lounge, 24-1993MM, at BOW, during WWII

Movie Night, 24-1993Z, at BOW, during WWII

Office, 16-2001BF, Bernard Lenihan, seated at left, c. 1945

Panorama, 8-1981D, Panoramic view from reservoir site, June 12, 1942, looking SW

Panorama, 24-1993F, View of plant, c. 1943

Panorama, 24-1993G, View of plant, c. 1944

Parade, 24-1993X, 4^th of July parade at BOW, during WWII

People, 8-1981K, unidentified

People, 8-1981L, unidentified

People, E1981AF, Dec. 11, 1953. Front, L-R: Chas. Seymour-Northern Engineering, ?,- BOW,

       M. Melnick-Northern Engineering, Ab Paschen - Northern Engineering, Bill Sauey-

      Flambeau Plastics, ? - Industrial Coils, Bill Kieffer Jr. - Industrial Coils, Russ Zorn -

       Boveva Sportswear, Leo Rodems - Northern Engineering, ? - BOW. Back: Duke Van

       Leishout - BOW, ? - BOW, Ralph Harding - Safety, Moroney - Production, ?, Capt.

       Voegeli - Asst. Manager, Gibbs - Personnel, Andy McArthur - McArthur & Sons, Ed

       Sauey - Flambeau Plastics, Howard Sluhorne - BOW, J.C. Stewart - BOW Manager,

       Fred Effinger - Effinger Brewery, Patsy Caruso, BOW

Picnic, 24-1993Y, 4^th of July picnic at BOW, during WWII

Playground, 24-1993WW, kids playing outside school

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KH, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KG, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KJ, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KI, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KK, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KA, marching around plant, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KF, sitting down, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KL, police, reporters, protesters, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KE, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KB, dignitaries, Mike Spencer, back right, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KC, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002KD, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002JY, outside gate, 1966

Protesters, Viet Nam War, 2-2002JZ, outside gate, 1966

Pumpkin Moving, 32002D, two men lifting pumpkin, c. 1970's

School, 19-1992A, Opened Sept. 1943

School, 24-1993A3, Classroom

School, 24-1993A4, kids

School, 24-1993B3, Classroom

School, 24-1993B4, kids playing

School, 24-1993BJ, Community School building

School, 24-1993D3, Classroom

School, 24-1993E3, classroom

School, 24-1993F3, Classroom

School, 24-1993G3, Classroom

School, 24-1993H3, Classroom,

School, 24-1993I3, Classroom

School, 24-1993J3, Classroom

School, 24-1993K3, Classroom

School, 24-1993L3, Classroom

School, 24-1993M, at BOW, during WWII

School, 24-1993M3, Badger Co-Op store

School, 24-1993N, Nursery at BOW, during WWII

School, 24-1993N3, Classroom

School 24-1993O, at BOW, Nurse visit, during WWII

School, 24-1993O3, Classroom

School, 24-1993P, school library, 1944/45

School, 24-1993P3, Classroom

School, 24-1993Q, Story time, 1944/45

School, 24-1993QQ, at BOW, during WWII

School, 24-1993R, school library, 1944/45

School, 24-1993R3, Dancing in gym

School, 24-1993RR, at BOW, during WWII

School, 24-1993S, Badger School recess, 1944-45

School, 24-1993S3, kids playing

School, 24-1993SS, kids

School, 24-1993T, Arts & crafts, 1944/45

School, 24-1993T3, classroom

School, 24-1993TT, baby playing

School, 24-1993U, recess, games, 1944/45

School, 24-1993U3, Classroom

School, 24-1993UU, kids playing in sandbox

School, 24-1993V, at BOW, during WWII

School, 24-1993V3, Classroom

School, 24-1993VV, nurse, mother with baby

School, 24-1993X3, kid on bed

School, 24-1993XX, kids playing

School, 24-1993Y3, recess outside in winter

School, 24-1993YY, kids

School, 24-1993Z3, kids playing

School, 24-1993ZZ, Classroom

School, 24-1993S, recess, games, 1944/45

Simon Farm, UN498

Store, A&P, 24-1993Q3

Transportation, 19-1992E, Employees transported during WWII

Victory Garden , 8-1981J, people working in garden

War Homes, 16-2001BI, March, 1943

Photographic Reproduction Policy of the Sauk County Historical Society

The cost to reproduce a photograph from the collection of the Sauk County Historical Society is $10 each. Reproductions may take the form of an 8x10 glossy paper copy or they can be placed onto a CD in jpg format. The mailing cost is $4 per order. Funds received from the sale of copies of the images in our collection, go towards the acquisition of additional historic Sauk County photos and the preservation of our current photographic collection. Should you wish to purchase a copy of a photo in our collection, please send a check for the correct amount made out to the Sauk County Historical Society, and mail it to: P.O. Box 651, Baraboo, WI 53913. Also include the entire description & accession number of each photo, the quantity of each, and in which format you wish it to be (paper or on a CD). As soon as we receive your order, we will attempt to process it as expeditiously as possible.