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Man at Creamery

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Description: Man with cans of milk at a building, probably a creamery.
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Van Schaick Building

Date: 1890
Description: View across street towards the building that housed the gallery of Van Schaick and the dental offices of Edward F. Long. Over the years, the building also ...
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Photograph Gallery of Charles Van Schaick

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Description: A man sleeping in a chair, possibly Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah). On the back wall of Van Schaick’s studio are photographs he made available for purchase.
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Doctor's Office

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Description: Two young men seated in a doctor's office, possibly Irwin and Robert Krohn.
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Jackson County Jail

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Description: Native American man, possibly John Swallow, smoking a pipe near a barred window, possibly a jail, except the window has panes and curtains, and at his feet...
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Jackson County Bank

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Description: Man standing in the open rear barred doorway of the Jackson County Bank, holding a piece of watermelon, surrounded by barred windows that have panes and cu...
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Man Hanging from Telephone Pole

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Description: Man hanging upside down from the top of a telephone pole with spectators below. O.J. Heath Saloon on the northeast corner of the intersection of First and ...
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Burning Building

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Description: Frame house on fire, and men standing on stone fence in front of the burning building.
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Railway Crane lifting Boxcar

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Description: Crowd watching a railway crane lift a boxcar from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway back on the track.
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Sand Quarrying

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Description: Sand quarrying in German Hill to obtain fill for use in the business district after a flood. Steam shovel in use.
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Two Men and Small Locomotive

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Description: Two men posing in front of a small locomotive, probably a donkey engine used to refill downtown after the flood.
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Workmen Installing Telephone Poles

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Description: Workmen erecting a telephone pole with a horse team.
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Three Workmen

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a telephone pole with climbing equipment, with two men standing below.
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Lineman Suspended above Street

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Description: Elevated view towards a lineman sitting in a suspended seat, possibly stringing telephone line. There is an automobile parked near a brick building across ...
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Team of Horses with Winch

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Description: Elevated view of team of horses powering a winch for moving a house at the rear of the Jackson County Bank. Men are probably preparing the lot for the hous...
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Team of Horses with Winch

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Description: Elevated view of team of horses powering a winch for moving a house at the rear of the Jackson County Bank.
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Men Loading Barrels on Wagons

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Description: Men loading barrels on horse-drawn wagons, probably the Onalaska Pickling and Canning Company on Winnebago Avenue.
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Men near Brick Kiln

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Description: Man posing in the doorway of a brick kiln.
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Men near Black River

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Description: Men working at a rock crushing works on the east side of the Black River across from Spaulding's Rocks.
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Log Jam on Icy River

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Description: Five men and a log jam on an icy river.

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