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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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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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Horse with Long Mane

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Description: A stallion with long curly mane, owned by Jack Allison. Allison, a horse dealer from Taylor County, and the horse stand in front of the Post Office on Main...
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Man on a ladder painting around a window of the Jackson County Bank. Arch over the intersection partially visible on the right side, as are several people ...
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York Iron Company Ruins

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Description: Three older boys are posing standing in a yard full of toppled bricks, probably the ruins of the blast furnace of the York Iron Company. There is a boardin...
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Lineman Suspended above Street

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Description: Elevated view towards a lineman sitting in a suspended seat, possibly stringing telephone line. There is an automobile parked near a brick building across ...
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Five Men near Damaged Building

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Description: Horse and wagon carrying five men in front of a damaged building, probably the blast furnace for the York Iron Company.
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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Men with Two Horses

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Description: Tall horse and short horse drawing a covered-box wagon, probably the southeast corner of First and Main Streets.
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Man with Horse and Wagon

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Description: Man with a horse and wagon in town, possibly Henny Berg in front of the Cozy Corner Tavern after the flood of 1911. There is a large lamppost on the corner...
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Man and Woman in Wagon

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Description: Man and woman in a horse and wagon in front of a building with two women seated on the stoop, probably the Spaulding home, the present location of the Dr. ...
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Man Posing with Horses

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Description: Man posing on unpaved street with two spotted horses. A large brick building is in the background.
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Man Leading Horses

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Description: Man leading horses through town by the reins, in front of Dr. Krohn's Office and the Van Schaick Photograph Studio. Another man is standing in the backgrou...
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Men Examining Horse

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Description: Men congregate on a street corner to examine a horse, in front of the Jackson County Bank. A man is standing in the street on the left just in front of the...
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Man Displaying Horse

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Description: Man in a buggy displaying a stock horse. Men are standing on the sidewalk in the background in front of a brick building.
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Spaulding Wagon

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Description: A highly decorated Spaulding Wagon is parked in the interior of a brick building.
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Spaulding Wagon Parked Indoors

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Description: A Spaulding Wagon parked inside of a brick building, possibly the first Spaulding Wagon built in Black River Falls.
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Spaulding Brand Wagon

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Description: A decorative Spaulding wagon is parked inside a brick building.
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Wagon Parked Indoors

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Description: A Spaulding brand wagon is parked inside a brick building.
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Group of Men and Women on Steps

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Description: A group of two men and nine women posing on the steps leading into a brick building.

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