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Man on Sunken Boat

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Description: Man posed standing on the stern of a boat which is partially sunk in the river.
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Two Women in Painted Rowboat

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Description: Two women in hats sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop.
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Two Men in Painted Rowboat

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Description: Two men sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat and pose for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are wearing suit jacke...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men in a Painted Rowboat

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Description: Two men sit behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat for a studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop. Both men are wearing suit jackets and ha...
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Studio Portrait of Two Young Boys and Painted Rowboat

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Description: A studio portrait, in front of a painted backdrop, of one boy sitting behind a board painted with a decorative rowboat holding the hand of another boy pret...
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Studio Portrait of Two Men in a Prop Rowboat

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Description: A studio portrait of two men posing sitting in a painted rowboat prop in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right has his hand in the "water" and ...
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Three Ladies in a Rowboat

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three European American women in a rowboat. The woman sitting on the left is wearing a dark-colored butto...
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Beginning of the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
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...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European Americans

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Description: Exterior view down a slope towards an unidentified group of people posing under a tree by the shore of a body of water.
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Boating Scene

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Description: Exterior view of two women and a boat on the shore of a body of water.
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Sailing Outing

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Description: View across water towards five people on a sailboat. Identified as possibly near Hatfield.
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Boating Outing

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Description: View along shoreline towards two people with a boat moored along the shore.
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Mrs. Merlin Hull and Daughters

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American family. A girl is posing standing in front of a hull of a boat. There is an infant sitting in the boat, and a Europ...
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Flood Aftermath

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two women posing standing on a wooden sidewalk near the water's edge. Behind them are two men in a long boat in the water among partial...
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Dam and Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the dam in front of Black River Falls on the west end, with the railroad bridge and several wooden structures in the background.
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1911 Flood

Date: 10 1911
Description: View towards river with high water flooding over several buildings behind a group of people in the foreground. Identified as the flood of the Black River i...
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Black River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a small boat on a body of water near the shore and a large group of logs. Location identified as the Black River.
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Couple in a Rowboat

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Description: View across water towards a man rowing, and a woman sitting, in a rowboat on the water. The woman is holding an open umbrella. In the background is a shore...
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Man in a Canoe

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Description: A man is sitting in the back of a canoe or rowboat holding a paddle in the water by his side. The canoe or rowboat also has oars in oarlocks. On the far sh...
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Boating on the Black River

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Description: View across water towards four women and two men posing sitting in two rowboats on the water, with a steep shoreline in the background.

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