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The Maiden's Rock

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of the Maiden's Rock, as viewed from Lake City, Minnesota. This was the legendary lover's leap of Wenonah, the first-born daughter of Dakota...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of River Falls, River Falls, Wis."
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The Congo

Date: 1910
Description: The Congregational Church in River Falls, locally called the "Congo".
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Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of a warehouse on the levee, built in 1856.
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Point Douglas

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from hill of a steamer at Point Douglas going upstream on the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis."
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Toasting Marshmallows with Professor Jacobson

Date: 1910
Description: Seven people gather around the fireplace at the home of Professor Jacobson, toasting marshamallows (probably).
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Student on a Freezing Day

Date: 1911
Description: A college student setting out to class in zero degree weather. He is holding his books, and is wearing a hat and gloves, and has a scarf wrapped around his...
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Steamboats on the Mississippi River at Diamond Bluff

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view across water towards three steamboats on the shoreline of the Mississippi River.
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In the Park

Date: 12 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "In the Park, River Falls, Wis." A log cabin or shelter surrounded by picnic tables and many mature trees.
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Power-House and Pumping Station

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Power-House and Pumping Station. River Falls, Wis." A hydroelectric station on the Kinnickinnic River. Today there are two dams and p...

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