Baraboo’s unique place in history provided a rich array of subject matter for postcards. As the original winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus, along with its proximity to Devil’s Lake and its place as a division headquarters for the Chicago & North Western Railroad, Baraboo has always provided an interesting setting for postcard images. Since its inception in 1905, the Sauk County Historical Society has been collecting items related to Baraboo area history. The society’s collection was mined for this book along with the postcards of two private collectors: Ralph Pierce and john McNabb. Pierce has been collecting postcards for nearly 50 years after beginning with auctions and private sellers. McNabb started, collecting after discovering old postcards in the stockroom of a local bookstore where he worked as a teenager more than 55 years ago.
Baraboo’s unique place in history provided a rich array of subject matter for postcards. As the original winter quarters of the Ringling Brothers Circus, along with its proximity to Devil’s Lake and its place as a division headquarters for the Chicago & North Western Railroad, Baraboo has always provided an interesting setting for postcard images. Since its inception in 1905, the Sauk County Historical Society has been collecting items related to Baraboo area history. The society’s collection was mined for this book along with the postcards of two private collectors: Ralph Pierce and john McNabb. Pierce has been collecting postcards for nearly 50 years after beginning with auctions and private sellers. McNabb started, collecting after discovering old postcards in the stockroom of a local bookstore where he worked as a teenager more than 55 years ago.
