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St. Croix Bridge

Date: 1898
Description: View along shoreline towards the St. Croix River bridge, with a view of the town in the background.
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Moffat Octagon House

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph view of the Moffat octagon house.
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Willow River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: Willow River Falls. Text at right reads: "Published by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minn. Willow River Falls Near Hudeson, Wis."
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Three Women near St. Croix River

Date: 1870
Description: View of Hudson with three women on a hill in the foreground, and the town along the St. Croix River below in the background.
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Fourth of July

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of New Richmond(?) during a fourth of July celebration. Identification has not been fully verified, but there was a Coombs Hotel in this town a...
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Parade on Main Street

Date: 1899
Description: View of a marching band parading beneath a decorated arch on Main Street. Onlookers line both sides of the street. American flags are flying over the road ...
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Extricating the Dead and Wounded

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Stereograph of rescuers and onlookers standing among the wreckage in the wake of a cyclone. Bare trees, horses, houses, and a church steeple are in the bac...
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Ward S. Williams Co. after Tornado

Date: 07 1899
Description: People stand among the rubble of Ward S. Williams Co.'s stone block building after a tornado.
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River and Bridge

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view of a town with a railroad bridge crossing over a river. Several individuals are visible crossing the bridge. Sign near bridge says: "Willow R...
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Damage to the Business District

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: View of debris, perhaps from tornado damage in the business district of New Richmond. A group of onlookers investigate the damage. Caption on stereograph r...
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Smoldering Foundation of Brick Building

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: The still smoldering foundation of a burned brick building in the wake of a tornado that swept through the town. More debris can be seen in the background.
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Men Surveying Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Two well-dressed men survey piles of debris left in the wake of a tornado. Part of the wall of a brick building is in the background.
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Men wIth Tree Stripped of Bark

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Men, one of whom is holding an umbrella, stand looking at a tree that has been stripped of its bark by a tornado. It also appears to be embedded with a pie...
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High Angle View of Tornado Aftermath

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view toward the horizon over a bridge on a river of the widespread destruction left in the wake of a tornado. Destroyed houses litter the scene an...
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Hooded Woman Seated Near Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A hooded woman sitting on the remnants of a house. As the amount of debris and barren landscape can attest, the area around her had been leveled by a torna...
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Group Clearing Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A man works to clear debris in the aftermath of a tornado. Other men, women and children are gathered nearby.
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Smoldering Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Still smoldering fires and wreckage amidst debris left in the wake of a tornado.
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Firetruck Amid Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A firetruck with its hose hanging into the water is surrounded by debris and other wreckage left from a tornado.
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Elevated View of Tornado Damage

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view over water, perhaps Hatfield Lake, of damage to houses and property caused by a tornado. Groups of people are scattered throughout the town.
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Damaged Houses after Tornado

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: View over water, perhaps Hatfield Lake, of houses damaged and demolished in a tornado. Floating at the edge of the lake near an eroded bank are numerous pi...

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