Photograph
Reconstruction after the 1911 Flood
| View of a construction site, with a ditch in the foreground. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 flood in Black River Falls. On the far right are two people in a horse-drawn wagon along railroad tracks, and in the distance a steam shovel billowing smoke while working just behind the base of a hill. On the left is a smaller locomotive with a string of railroad cars behind it. |
| Image ID: | 110987 |
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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)4948 |
| 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. |
| Horses |
| Building sites |
| Trees |
| Floods |
| Prevention |
| Construction equipment |
| Steam shovels |
| Hills |
| Men |
| Outdoor photography |
| Horse-drawn vehicles |
| Locomotives |
| Railroad cars |
| Railroad tracks |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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