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Ice-Damaged Railroad Bridge

Date: 04 04 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Soo Line train crossing a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The three x's indicate places where the bridge had been damaged by ...
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Dam and Pond at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: The dam and pond at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright dammed a small stream on the property to create the pond and to ensure water could be ...
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Women Ice Skating

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Description: Three women wearing large hats ice skating together on a pond.
Postcard

Sturgeon Bay Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: A springtime harbor scene from Sturgeon Bay. Chunks of ice are floating on the surface of the water. Caption reads: "Harbor scene at springtime. Sturgeon B...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Winter Scene at Little Rib

Date: 01 25 1911
Description: Photomontage of a winter scene with men fishing on a frozen lake. Two men pull on the line attached to the fish's mouth, while one holds an axe above its h...
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Winter Ice Damage on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: A child, possibly Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones, stands near the wreckage of a wooden structure caused by ice break-up on Lake Monona.
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Winter Iceboat on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones and his mother, Georgia Lloyd Jones, look at an iceboat on frozen Lake Monona. Houses along the north shore are in the backgrou...
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Winter Sledding on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: A woman pulls Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones on a sled across the ice on Lake Monona. Two other women stand on either side, and houses on the shoreline are in ...
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Winter with Lloyd Jones Family on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: Two women stand behind Richard Lloyd Jones and son Richard Lloyd Jones Jr., who are seated on a sled on frozen Lake Monona.
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Snowstorm over Harbor

Date: 09 27 1942
Description: Labeled as a "freak" snowstorm. A boathouse takes up the majority of the image, with a flag flying over the boathouse. The lake is not frozen, but ice and...
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Five Fire Fighters

Date: 1931
Description: A small group of four fighters and one of their bosses are standing amid burned remnants from a fire. One man is holding a fire hose that is spraying water...
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Men on Bridge During Flood

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Description: A river has overflown its banks and is flooding a road on a bridge. Some men are on the bridge are using sticks to move ice floes. Crowds of people are wa...
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Trees and Snow

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with tree branches bowing under the weight of snow.
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Ice Chunks on Water

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Description: Ice chunks floating on the water near houses. People are standing watching nearby.
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Ice Floes on River

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Description: Large ice floes are floating down the river near houses on the shore.
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Hailstones

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Description: Round hailstones piled on a saucer with either grape or cherry tomatoes, or perhaps eggs, placed next to them for size comparison. A newspaper is under the...
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Flooded River near Houses

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Description: Blocks of snow and ice are piled up in a river at a bridge. A large group of people are standing on the bridge in the background. A person on the left has ...
Postcard

Winter Scene

Date: 11 07 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of a frozen body of water. Ice and snow mostly cover a pond or river, with some open water. Bare trees and a barbed wire fence are in...
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Cabin with Icicles at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: Exterior view of a one-story wood cottage or cabin with a stone chimney and icicles handing off the roof. The ground and roof are covered in snow, and a pa...
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Truck on the Ice

Date: 1925
Description: Two men stand in the open back of a pickup truck. The truck, equipped with chains on the rear tires, has driven down a wooden ramp onto the ice. There is...

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