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Railroad Bridge over a Frozen River

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Description: View across a frozen river towards a railroad bridge. A group of men are standing on top of the bridge in the center, and two other men are on the left.
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Log Jam

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Description: Elevated view of a log jam. A man is sitting on logs in the center. Trees are along the shoreline on both sides.
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1911 Flood in Black River Falls

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of the Black River after the 1911 flood. The banks are eroded, and power lines are downed.
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Group of Men Posing Near a River

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Description: Outdoor view of a group of men posing standing and sitting near the shore of a river with a dog.
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Winter View of Black River Falls

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Description: View over Back River towards the shoreline covered with ice and snow towards the town of Black River Falls on a winter's day.
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Aftermath of the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across the high water on the Black River towards the town of Black River Falls. There is a large amount of wooden debris floating in the rive...
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Flood Damage on Black River

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of damage from the 1911 flood of the Black River. An entire wall of a building is gone, and debris is along the river banks.
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Canoeing Scene

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Description: View from shoreline towards two people in a canoe on a river. There is a building on the far shoreline.
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Trees Reflecting in a River

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Description: View from shoreline towards trees on the opposite shoreline reflected in the river.
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Man Standing in a Rowboat

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Description: View looking downhill towards a man standing in a boat. He is holding an oar and paddling near the shoreline. The opposite shoreline is in the background.
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Black River Falls from the Black River

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Description: View across river towards a town on the opposite shoreline. Identified as Black River Falls.
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Black River (?)

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Description: View along shoreline of a river. The far shoreline is in the background.
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Bathers in the River

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Description: Group portrait of three women, two men, and a boy sitting in the shallow water near a shoreline.
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Rowing Party

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Description: View along sandy shoreline towards three women and a man standing near a rowboat pulled up onto the shore. One of the women is holding an infant in her arm...
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Picnic by a River

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Description: View towards two women sitting in the trees at a shoreline. Behind them in the center are baskets and blankets for a picnic.
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Black River Scene

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Description: View towards the shore of a river with a wall or foundation in the right foreground. On the opposite shoreline are buildings, and a bridge over the river o...
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Black River Near the Powerhouse

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Description: View from shoreline towards three men posing standing on wooden pilings next to a torrent of surging water of a river. There is a bridge over the river in ...
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Black River Shoreline

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Description: View from muddy shoreline towards a river. On the far shoreline is a building on a hill above a wooden stairway on a steep hill leading down to a pier.
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Bluff along the Black River

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Description: View across water towards a rocky formation on the shoreline of a river.
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Cabin by the River

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Description: View along shoreline towards a cabin, with a railroad bridge in the distance. Lumber is lying on the grass in the foreground.

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