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Rock River Dam

Date: 1908
Description: The Rock River Dam with the Woolen Mills building in the background. Caption reads: "Rock River Dam, Jefferson, Wis."
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Dam on the Red Cedar River

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the dam on the Red Cedar River, also showing the electric power plant and mills. Caption reads: "Bridge, Falls, Electric Power House and t...
Photograph

Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Mill

Date: 1908
Description: Nekoosa Paper Mill.
Photograph

Nevada Brick and Tile Works

Date: 1908
Description: The factory and yard at the Nevada Brick and Tile Works. Caption reads: "Nevada Brick and Tile Works, Nevada, Iowa."
Photograph

Emerson Bros. Sawmill

Date: 1908
Description: Emerson Brothers Sawmill with large piles of cut trees in the foreground.
Photograph

Scene on Rock River

Date: 1908
Description: View of the west bank of Rock River from a bridge. The view includes the manufacturing plants of Jefferson Woolen Mills, incorporated April 2, 1856.
Postcard

City Water Pumping Station

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard with an elevated view of the pumping station. On the left is a bridge over the river, and buildings on a strip of land between the river...
Photograph

Fox River Bridge

Date: 1908
Description: Looking down hill southeast across the Fox River bridge. Industrial buildings line the shoreline on the far side.
Photograph

Rundolph Mill & Dam

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Rundolph Mill and dam near Muscoda. A man stands near the far side of the bridge on the left. The banks of the river are rocky cliffs, and a st...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map Detail of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: A detail of a Sanborn map showing the area around North Franklin, North Blair and North Hancock Streets.
Photograph

Krueger Family on the Quarry Pond

Date: 1908
Description: Members of the Krueger family sitting in a boat at the shoreline about to launch into the quarry pond. Sarah Krueger is sitting in the end of the boat, whi...
Postcard

Dells of the Wisconsin River, at the Foot of Mirror Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard of elevated view of the Dells of the Wisconsin River, at the foot of Mirror Lake. There is a bridge in the foreground, and a building...
Map or Atlas

Chart of Harbor at Duluth, Minn. and Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: This map shows streets, industrial buildings, a portion of Lake Superior and other lakes, bays, and rivers in portions of Duluth and Superior. Relief is sh...
Postcard

Headstones

Date: 1908
Description: Rows of granite headstones and plinths arranged in front of buildings at the Montello quarry. A derrick is standing in the background on the left; there is...
Postcard

Bird's-Eye View of Glidden, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of Glidden. The lumber mill is in the foreground. A church and a water tower are on the horizon.
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La Crosse Harbor

Date: 1908
Description: View across water towards the La Crosse Harbor. On the right are two people in a small excursion boat. Along the shoreline is the paddle steamer "St. Paul,...
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The Ice House, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Knickerbocker Ice Company building. Rock Lake in the foreground. There is a ramp leading from the lake to the ice house. Caption reads: "The Ic...
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Fargo Creamery Supply House

Date: 1908
Description: View across unpaved street towards a two-story warehouse, with a smokestack in the back. Caption reads: "Fargo Creamery Supply House, 1908, Lake Mills, Wis...
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Red Cedar Dam

Date: 1908
Description: Dam on the Red Cedar River. Caption reads: "Red Cedar Dam, Menomonie, Wis."

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