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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.
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

HochunKra School

Date: 1948
Description: HochunKra School, a Winnebago school.
Photograph

Elevated View of Business District

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated panoramic view. Business district has a cluster of larger brick buildings at left and center, behind a sprinkling of houses. Very large building i...
Photograph

Site of Future Bridge

Date: 1922
Description: Construction site with construction crew working, people walking on the sidewalk, and a billboard advertising Oshkosh B'gosh.
Photograph

Bridge over the Black River

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view of a bridge over the Black River during construction. It was built during 1923 and 1924 by the Wausau Iron Works. Tom Cleary was the Resident...
Postcard

Masonic Temple

Date: 1925
Description: View from street towards front and right side of the Masonic Temple. Caption reads: "Masonic Temple, Black River Falls, Wis."
Photograph

Hauser Home

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Hauser home, the residence of Rev. Jacob Hauser. He was a missionary to the Winnebago Native Americans from 1878 to 1885.
Photograph

High School and Grade School

Date: 1900
Description: View of the high school, (left) and grade school. The older building on the right originally held both high school and elementary school classes, but was c...
Postcard

Bird's-eye View from the Court House

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view from the Court House. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View from Court House, showing Main Street and Black River, Black...

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