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Men in Front of Saloon

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Description: Bartender and six patrons posing in front of a saloon. The saloon sign reads: "Celebrated Watertown Lager Beer."
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Men and Dog Outside the Donnaganna Restaurant

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Description: Two men and a dog sit in front of a restaurant, probably the Donnaganna Restaurant owned by R.D. Squire on Water Street. The man on the right is probably A...
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Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1905
Description: Waist-up studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of Sam Carley Blowsnake (HoChunkHaTeKah), wearing a hat and sporting long hair, is sitting next to ...
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Organized Winnebago Indian Show Company

Date: 1885
Description: In this photograph, copied by Van Schaick from another photographer, Wild West show promoter Tom Roddy is standing on the far right, along with his cast of...
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Group Portrait of Ho-Chunk Family

Date: 1906
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk family, Jim White Bear, his wife Kate, and their children (four girls and a boy). Kate White Bear and the older girls are wea...
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Badger State Banner Building

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Description: Elevated view of building of the Badger State Banner (a local newspaper) and Cooper & Son Printers. A man stands at the entrance of the building. On the si...
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Men Resting on Porch

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Description: A group of men sit on the porch and steps of a brick building. In addition, two women sit on the windowsill.
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Man Posing on Main Street

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on Main Street, created by Van Schaick or his colleague, Thomas T. McAdam.
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J.A. Eckern's Jewelry Store

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Description: A man stands in the entryway of J.A. Eckern's jewelry store. A dual view, possibly a stereograph.
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Storefronts

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Description: Two men stand in front of store buildings, including George Warren & Company.
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Group Posed in front of Storefront

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Description: Three women and a man stand on a tree-lined, board sidewalk in front of a storefront and houses.
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Telephone Operators Posing on Steps

Date: 1911
Description: Four telephone operators pose on the steps of the Black River Falls Exchange Office Building. The second woman from the bottom is probably Mrs. W.E. (Hagen...
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Log Transportation

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Description: Two men stand on top of a load of logs that is pulled by a team of two horses.
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Log Jam

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Description: A possible stereograph of a man standing on a log jam at a sorting pier in a river.
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View of Town With Flood Damage

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Description: Elevated view of Black River Falls after the flood of 1911. Several men and youth are visible in the foreground, in addition to the new dam construction.
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Men Constructing Building Along Railroad

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Description: A possible stereograph of numerous men constructing an unidentified building next to railroad tracks.
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Man Posing with Stallion

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Description: A man displays a draft stallion in a field with many buggies outside the Jackson County Fairgrounds.
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Man in Wagon

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Description: A man, possibly Abe Bailey, sits in a wagon pulled by a horse wearing a fly-net.
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Man with Horse and Buggy in front of House

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Description: View across dirt road of a man with a horse and buggy stopped in front of a house.
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Family Posing in Carriage

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Description: Two children and their father sit in a carriage pulled by a single horse while their mother stands to the side. The carriage is stopped in a yard of a larg...

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