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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works with a view of the blast furnace. On the hill is the boardinghouse and the dance hall. A man is working near the railroad cars, and other p...
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York Iron Works

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Description: View down hill of York Iron Works. On the left are charcoal kilns, and in the far background is the town.
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Cranberry Growers

Date: 10 1984
Description: Tim Finch and Kay Finch of the Perry Creek Cranberry Company. In the background men work in the cranberry marsh to harvest the berries.
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Young Men in Stream

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Description: Four young men wade in the water at the base of a rock, one holding a fishing pole. The young men could possibly be the Taylor boys catching minnows in Per...
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Man at Rock Formations

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Description: A man stands holding a cane in front of a large rock formation, possibly the east end of Castle Mound.
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Three Women on Rocks

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Description: Three women sit on rocks holding their hats and gloves. The woman on the left and seated highest is probably Grace Jones Meck.
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Couple Near Rock Formation

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Description: A man and woman stand on a large rock outcropping, possibly Chimney Rock near Alma Center.
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Group on Rock Formation

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Description: Three women and a man pose at the top of a rock formation overlooking the flat fields and forest below. The three women are sitting while the man stands w...
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Landscape View

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Description: Landscape view of trees on a hill and fields in the background, probably from the top of Castle Mound looking southeast.
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Family Scything in a Field

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Description: Three men scythe a field, possibly of wheat. Behind the men there are three children and a woman standing in a row.
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Three Ho-Chunk Children in a Field

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Description: Three Ho-Chunk children posing for a group portrait in a field known as Browneagle Bottoms. The children are, left to right, Maude Browneagle (WeHunKah), L...
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Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
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Three Ho-Chunk Men Standing on a Rock Face

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Description: View looking up towards three Ho-Chunk men posing standing on a rock face near the top of a rock pillar near a tall tree. Two men are wearing hats and the ...
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Group Near Rock Formation

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Description: Three women and a man stand on the side of a rock formation.
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Hill in Open Field

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Description: High hill in an open field.
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Copy Photograph of George Standing Water

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man is posing standing in a field, holding an object in his left hand. He is wearing regalia including a long bandoleer which appears to have be...
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Black River Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the river and town. Probably prior to 1885 because the Van Schaick building/photograph gallery is not constructed on Second Street.
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Elevated View of Town and River

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Description: Elevated view of buildings in town with river in the background.
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Child on Rocks

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Description: View across rocks along a river towards a Ho-Chunk woman, child, and dog posing on the large, steep rocks on the shoreline.
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Ho-Chunk Couple Posed on Rocky Area

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Description: View of a Ho-Chunk man posing standing, and a Ho-Chunk woman posing sitting on a rocky outcrop near a tree. Far below in the background are fields, hills, ...

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