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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Road Grader Plowing Snow

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene looking toward Main Street from South First Street, with an arch over the intersection. A man is operating a road grader pulled by four horses...
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Man Holding Two Horses

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing with two horses with white-blazed foreheads. Taken in town, with buildings in the background and snow on the ground.
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Pow Wow Scene

Date: 1908
Description: Drummers and dancers at pow wow led by Chief Winneshiek, below Lutheran Church in a canvas enclosure.
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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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Portrait of Blackhawk and Louisa Mike

Date: 1925
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a Ho-Chunk couple, Blackhawk (KaRaChooSepMeKah), and his wife Louisa Mike (HumpACooWinKah). B...
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Two Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two young Ho-Chunk men standing in front of a prop stone wall and a painted backdrop. On the right is Tom Thunderchief, (son...
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Woman

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk man and woman posing standing in front of a prop stone wall and painted backdrop. A hat is on the ground in front...
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Studio Portrait of Susie Decorra Thundercloud, Albert Henry and Dora Monegar Wallace Green

Date: 1920
Description: Full-length studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk group, Susie Decorra Thundercloud (UkSeKaHoNoKah), left, Albert (Robert) Henry (HeKeMeGa), center, and Dora Moneg...
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Studio Portrait of Henry and Belle Greencrow

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop and prop stone wall of a Ho-Chunk couple, Henry Greencrow (CooNooZeeKah), left, and wife Belle H...
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Young Ho-Chunk Man in Style of an Unmarried Man

Date: 1902
Description: Full-length studio portrait of Frank Washington Lincoln (ChakShepKonNeKah), dressed in the style of a single man with crossed bandolier bags. He is wearing...
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Studio Portrait of Albert Thunderking Lowe and Edward Funmaker

Date: 1905
Description: Full-length studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk men posing standing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall. A hat is on the ground between them....
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Studio Portrait of Four Ho-Chunk Men and Women

Date: 1900
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women posing sitting in front of two standing Ho-Chunk men. The women are wrapped in shawls,...
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Ho-Chunk Family During Winter

Date: 1915
Description: Using a portable, 4 x 5 glass plate negative camera, Van Schaick photographed Ho-Chunk on the streets of Black River Falls. These occasional pictures offer...
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Old Stage Coach

Date: 1925
Description: Men and women pose on an old stage coach pulled by four horses. In the background are commercial buildings at the corner of Main and First Streets. The coa...
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Horse Sheds for Farmers

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of group of people and horses in front of horse sheds for farmers after the 1911 flood, looking north, downtown on Harrison Street. In the fa...
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Black River Falls Flooding

Date: 1911
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...
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Dentist Office and Church

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of a dentist office and Baptist Church along a road. Two horse-drawn carriages are being driven in opposite directions on the road.

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