Photograph
Quarry Scene
| Elevated view of a group of men posing standing near and on a rock face with two sets of small railroad tracks behind them. Identified as probably the quarry connected to the rock crusher, located on the east side upriver from town, across from Spaulding's Rock and the cemetery. A railroad train is passing in the distance in the background on the opposite shoreline of the river. |
| Image ID: | 109197 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Van Schaick, Charles |
| City: | Black River Falls |
| County: | Jackson |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Charles Van Schaick photographs and negatives, circa 1880-circa 1940 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | negative, original |
| Original Format Number: | (V2)4617 |
| Original Dimensions: | 5 x 4 inches |
| This image is part of a larger collection of over 6,000 negatives created by Charles J. Van Schaick. Van Schaick learned the art of photography after moving to Jackson County, Wisconsin. In 1885, he opened a studio in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. He was the town photographer for over 50 years. His work includes both studio portraits and richly varied and intimate snapshots of small-town Wisconsin life. |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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