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Forest Hill Cemetery Dike Damage

Date: 05 21 1933
Description: View of Forest Hill Cemetery behind 440 Virginia Terrace, showing damage to dike.
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Flooded Langdon Street

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: View of Langdon Street during flood from rain. A man is standing ankle deep in water.
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Flooded Park Street Viaduct

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Flooded Park Street viaduct, with a railroad train on tracks above the viaduct. There is a car in the water under the viaduct, and a man is standing on the...
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Avenue Food Shop

Date: 04 12 1933
Description: Avenue Food Shop, 546 W. Washington Avenue, showing water in basement.
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Houses on the Banks of the Chippewa River

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Description: View across river of several houses and other buildings standing at the edge of the Chippewa River. One building has stilts supporting the back porch over ...
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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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Black River Falls; High Water in Grove

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Description: Elevated view of Black River Falls during a time of high water.
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1911 Flood; Black River Falls

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the erosion caused by the 1911 Flood in Black River Falls. Houses are hanging off the edge of the river.
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1911 Flood in Black River Falls

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of the Black River after the 1911 flood. The banks are eroded, and power lines are downed.
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Damage After the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: View of a bridge damaged by the 1911 flood. Debris is scattered in the foreground.
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Aftermath of the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Black River after the 1911 flood. Severely eroded banks are on the left.
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Flooding at Dairy Queen

Date: 04 29 1979
Description: A man is walking through a flooded Dairy Queen parking lot in the downtown area, while cars are driving down the street. The sign in the window of the Dair...

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