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| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A view of the canal locks on the Fox River. The Indian Agency House is in the background on a hill. |
| Date: | 09 12 1911 |
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| Description: | An overview of the dam site on the Wisconsin River from the west shore. Three pile drivers are at work on the coffer dam. The railroad trestle is in the ... |
| Date: | 09 18 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of pile drivers at work on the coffer dam. Pilings are also floating within the confines of the dam. The shoreline can be seen in the backgro... |
| Date: | 05 13 1914 |
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| Description: | A view upstream through the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. Workmen are guiding a barge through the lock as a man and woman are watching from steps in the ... |
| Date: | 10 11 1914 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking east across the power house, lock, and uncompleted portion of the dam. The concrete plant is seen on the far bank. The rising water o... |
| Date: | 02 28 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view, looking east, of the power house, lock, and dam on the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 08 19 1915 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the completed power house and dam, looking east at the north, or upstream, side of the structure. On the far shore, the site of the gravel... |
| Date: | 11 01 1913 |
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| Description: | Wooden forms are in place for construction of the walls of the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. The newly constructed power house is on the left. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards oncrete locks on a narrow river in winter. Snow is on the ground, and a water tower and smokestack are on the other side of the... |
| Date: | 08 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Mr. Ortel, a United States Government lock-keeper at Appleton lock number one on the Fox River canal. Mr. Ortel is opening the sluice gates to allow water ... |
| Date: | 08 05 1962 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Riverside Paper Corporation mill. On the left is a road along a river, and on the right are railroad tracks along the mill. A sign in the ... |
| Date: | 08 03 1962 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Guard Lock on the Fox River Canal, looking east from the Highway 55 bridge. |
| Date: | 08 04 1962 |
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| Description: | A boat travels up the Fox River. In the background are a canal and locks and factory smokestacks. |
| Date: | 08 04 1962 |
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| Description: | A boat in the Fox River Canal, headed up river. This particular lock, the Ripide Croche Lock, is located just north of Wrightstown. |
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| Description: | Five combined locks between the Hudson River and Lake Champlain in a wooded area. A dirt road runs along one side and a stepped concrete stream-bed runs a... |
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| Description: | A boat entering a hydraulic lift lock located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The lock structure is an imposing series of steel and concrete towers with ... |
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| Description: | A boat entering a hydraulic lift lock located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The lock structure is an imposing series of steel and concrete towers, with... |
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| Description: | A boat half way up a hydraulic lift lock located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The lock structure is an imposing series of steel and concrete towers, w... |
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| Description: | A hydraulic lift lock with a boat at a full vertical elevation of 66 feet in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. The lock structure is an imposing series of ste... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Official opening of the sixty-six foot Peterboro hydraulic lift lock, built in 1904 on the Trent Canal. People gather in boats and along the shore to celeb... |
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