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Dudley J. Spaulding

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Description: Tintype portrait of D.J. Spaulding of Black River Falls. Hand-coloring on cheeks and lips.
Book or Pamphlet

Jackson County Fair Pamphlet

Date: 1963
Description: Pamphlet advertising the 1963 Jackson County Fair, which featured performances by country music stars Porter Wagoner, Del Woods, and Bonnie Sloan.
Photograph

Mable Lowe Weaving Baskets

Date: 1969
Description: A Ho-Chunk woman, Mable Davis (maiden name) Lowe is sitting and weaving a basket. Behind her is a dwelling (chipoteke). Several finished woven baskets are ...
Photograph

Copy Photograph; Studio Portrait of European American Woman

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Description: Copy photograph of a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of an unknown woman sitting and putting on a boot. She is wearing a light-colored plaid...
Photograph

Womenless Wedding

Date: 1927
Description: A womenless group wedding portrait taken in a gymnasium. The large group of men are all dressed theatrically in male and female apparel. Some of the men ar...
Photograph

Hops Farming

Date: 1880
Description: Group portrait of men and women posing in hop field. Most of the women are wearing aprons, and some of them are holding plants from the harvest. In the for...
Photograph

Black River Falls Public Library

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Description: Panoramic picture postcard of the exterior of the Black River Falls Public Library. One side of the library has a large white stone on which is carved: "Pu...
Postcard

Water Street

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Description: Water Street showing a horse-drawn vehicle and storefronts looking toward a hill. The small building at the end of the street is the creamery. The text on ...
Photograph

Bridge and Downtown Buildings

Date: 1925
Description: View of bridge over Black River Falls, looking at downtown buildings.
Photograph

Old Bridge over Black River

Date: 1920
Description: View of old bridge, river and buildings in downtown Black Falls River in the winter.
Photograph

Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
Photograph

Black River Falls Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Black River Falls Public Library. In the large, open room a woman (librarian?) is standing on the left near a librarian's desk. A larg...
Postcard

Court House

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Description: View from street toward the front and left side of the Black River Falls Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Black River Falls, Wis."
Photograph

Main and Water Streets

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main and Water Streets while experiencing severe flooding.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Main Street, Black River Falls, Wis." View up Main Street, with people walking along the sidewalks, and automobiles parked along the curb.
Photograph

Spaulding House

Date: 1942
Description: West end of the drawing room in the Spaulding house, which was furnished by Marshall Field and Company in 1870.
Photograph

Downtown Black River Falls

Date: 1930
Description: View of downtown, with a bridge and buildings in the background and storefronts in the foreground.
Photograph

Log Jam

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Description: Log jam, perhaps on the Black River or the Chippewa River in the Black River Falls area.
Print

Jackson County Bank Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Jackson County Bank in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of the bank building, including groups of people and two hor...
Photograph

Portrait of Pauline L'Allemand

Date: 1891
Description: Head and shoulders portrait from right side, with head turned partially forward but not looking directly at viewer. She has long hair gathered at neck and ...

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