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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls
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A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is along side and people are seated watching from the bank. A team of horses is in the foreground.
March 14, 1905
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