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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Railroad Crew with Handcar

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Description: Railroad workers posing with a handcar on railroad tracks.
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Black River Falls from County Court House

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Description: Elevated view of from the County Court House. Front center is the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Left middle ground is the first Roman Catholic Church with t...
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Black River Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the river and town. Probably prior to 1885 because the Van Schaick building/photograph gallery is not constructed on Second Street.
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Elevated View of Town and River

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Description: Elevated view of buildings in town with river in the background.
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Main Street

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Description: Elevated view, with snow on the ground, of Main Street with the Baptist Church on the left facing the Episcopalian Church at the right center. Center left ...
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High School Graduation in Opera House

Date: 1897
Description: Two young men and ten young women in white dresses sitting in a semi circle on the stage of the Black River Falls Opera House. The stage is decorated with ...
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Boy Mowing the W.R. O'Hearn Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Boy mowing the lawn in front of an elaborate Victorian frame house, probably the residence of W.R. O'Hearn located at Tenth and Harrison Streets. The house...
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Baptist Church

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of Baptist Church.
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Court House

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Description: View from street toward the front and left side of the Black River Falls Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Black River Falls, Wis."
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Union High School

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of Union High School with several people and a bicycle in the foreground.
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Jackson County Courthouse

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Jackson County Courthouse.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1890
Description: View of a Lutheran church.
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View looking west from Court House

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Description: Elevated view of a church, houses, and trees taken from the Black River Falls Court House.
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View looking east from Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of downtown Black River Falls.
Postcard

Bird's-eye View from the Court House

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view from the Court House. Hills are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View from Court House, showing Main Street and Black River, Black...
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Downtown Black River Falls

Date: 1930
Description: View of downtown, with a bridge and buildings in the background and storefronts in the foreground.
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Family in front of Hans Kjorstad Residence

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Description: View of group posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house. Four men in the background on the left are standing near two teams of horses; three m...
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Main Street and Church

Date: 1900
Description: Horse and carriages passing in front of the Baptist Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and the dentist office of R.C. Gebhardt.
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Boy with Delivery Wagon

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Description: Boy posing standing next to a delivery wagon pulled by a single horse. Marked on side "Tel. 76" and a box of "Saxon Oats" in the wagon.

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