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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A panoramic view of Black River Falls flooded streets, possibly taken during the flood of 1911. Three men are standing on the sidewalk next to the "Tollack... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across water of trees and wooden buildings submerged in water, probably during the 1911 (or 1905) flood of the Black River. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the devastation after a flood in central Black River Falls. Caption reads: "Where City Once Stood - Business Section." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across river of buildings along the river's edge. Identified as probably Melrose or Northbend, not Black River Falls. Probably from the flood of 1911. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Black River Falls at the beginning of the flood of 1911. Note the roof of the powerhouse in the water, and the Spaulding wagon shop on the... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Outdoor portrait of a European American man and four European American women standing on a wooden walkway in a yard. Identified from left to right as: Jim ... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline looking across the dam in front. Black River Falls is on the opposite shoreline, with several wooden structures, including the power ho... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View from bridge across river towards a town along the shoreline. Location identified as showing German Hill and showing North Water Street before 1911. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of a construction site, with wreckage in a ditch. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 flood in Bla... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View towards a construction site, with a railway track with a train and other machinery. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek a... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View towards a construction site, with men working by a railway track with sand haulers, and a brick viaduct. Location identified as the fill and reconstru... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View towards a construction site, with wreckage, and men working on the wreckage. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after th... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View towards several men on wreckage below several buildings. Identified as the damage after the flood in Black River Falls in October 1911, and showing th... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View towards several men on wreckage below several buildings. Identified as the damage after the flood in Black River Falls in October 1911 and showing the... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View along shoreline of the Black River after the 1911 flood. The banks are eroded, and power lines are downed. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View of a bridge damaged by the 1911 flood. Debris is scattered in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Black River after the 1911 flood. Severely eroded banks are on the left. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of damage to buildings after the 1911 flood of the Black River. Wooden debris is floating in the flood water and encroaching the shoreline. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view across the high water on the Black River towards the town of Black River Falls. There is a large amount of wooden debris floating in the rive... |
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