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Crowd at a Speech

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Description: Crowd of men, women, girls and boys gathered around a tent, probably listening to a political or patriotic speech or debate.
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Gathering in a Field

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of people gathered in an open field surrounded by a wooden fence.
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Powwow

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Description: Group of men and drum posed in front of an arbor and an American flag. Native American powwow held six miles east of town.
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Gathering in a Field

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Description: Large group sitting and standing among trees in a field. There are buildings in the far background.
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Group of People on Rocky Shorline of River

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Description: View from shoreline of two women posed on logs on rocky shoreline by the river. Four or five young boys sit on the rocks on the left. There is a railroad b...
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view from shoreline of high water passing under a bridge. There is a woman standing at the railing on the bridge. The town is on the far shoreline...
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Trees in Flood

Date: 1911
Description: View across water of trees and wooden buildings submerged in water, probably during the 1911 (or 1905) flood of the Black River.
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Group in Cemetery

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Description: Large group posed standing in a cemetery, possibly Hixton or Schlechterville.
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Snow-Covered Road

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Description: Winter scene with a man driving a wagon pulled by a single horse down a snow-covered road past a group of people and a church, possibly the Methodist Episc...
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Snow-Covered Road

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with a man sitting in a wagon pulled by a single horse down a snow-covered road. The horse is wearing blinders and a turnout blanket. Two men ...
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Snow-Covered Road

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Description: Winter scene down the middle of a road with two boys standing in the snow. The road is lined by trees laden with ice.
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Farm Fields

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Description: View over fences, fields and road towards several wooden buildings. A man is standing overlooking the fields with his back towards the camera.
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Caves House

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Description: Two-story wooden frame house surrounded by a picket fence. In the far background is the Jackson County Courthouse, possibly the Caves House.
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H.A. Bright House

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Description: Elevated view of a woman and two girls posing standing in a yard behind a fence. On the road on the left are two women sitting in a buggy pulled by a singl...
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Darnell House

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Description: Man posed standing on a board sidewalk in front of a two-story frame house. Probably Dr. L.P. Gaillardet in front of the Darnell House, which was later mov...
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House in Black River Falls

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Description: View across road of a man and woman posed standing in the fenced yard of a house in town, which is to the right of a storefront of the I.O.O.F. (Internatio...
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House in Black River Falls

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Description: View from road of two men standing behind a fence next to a snow-covered frame house. A woman and young girl pose standing on the porch of a house two hous...
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Ormsby House

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Description: View across road of a boy and dog posed standing at the open gate of a fence in front of a large house. Probably the green house owned by Henry Ormsby on t...
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O'Hearn House

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Description: View across lawn of girl posing standing with small baby carriage, and a man posing standing and watering the lawn. They are in front of a Victorian-style ...

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