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Bird's-Eye View of Black River Falls, Jackson County

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye map of Black River Falls, looking southwest.
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Train Crossing a Bridge

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Description: A freight train makes its way across a bridge over a dam on the Black River.
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Old Bridge over Black River

Date: 1920
Description: View of old bridge, river and buildings in downtown Black Falls River in the winter.
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Bridge over the Black River

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view of a bridge over the Black River during construction. It was built during 1923 and 1924 by the Wausau Iron Works. Tom Cleary was the Resident...
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Billboards on Water Street

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Description: Billboards with advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. Bridge visible to the left. The J.J. McGillivra...
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: Black River Falls and the bridge spanning it, probably the second railroad bridge.
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Log Jam

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Description: Log jam floating by the first railroad bridge over the river.
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Log Jam under Hatfield Wagon Bridge

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Description: Men working to break up a log jam under the Hatfield Wagon Bridge. This is the original Hatfield Bridge, destroyed when the Hatfield Dam failed in the floo...
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Log Jam under Hatfield Bridge

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Description: Men working to break up a log jam under the Hatfield Bridge. This is the original Hatfield Bridge, destroyed when the Hatfield Dam failed in the flood of 1...
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Crowd of People on Bridge

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Description: Bridge into town lined with people and icy water below.
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Bridge over River

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Description: Bridge with high water underneath.
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Bridge and Dam on River

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Description: Bridge with water underneath, and a wooden levy dam.
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Ice Gorge

Date: 1876
Description: Town and business district, showing the early covered bridge across from the tail race of the powerhouse, with logs overflowing the river into yards, proba...
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Women on Footbridge

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Description: Two women wearing fashionable hats stand on a footbridge over a stream.
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Women and Child at Spring

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Description: Five women and a child walk across a plank bridge to the spring at Rock Spring Park. The woman third from the left is Laura Jones.
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Woman on Log

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Description: A woman sits among a group of logs on the shoreline of a river. In the background, a railroad bridge is visible.
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Three Women Among Logs

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Description: Three women playfully pose among logs near a railroad bridge that passes over a dam. On the bridge, a standing man is visible.
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People Watching Rapids

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Description: Elevated view of groups of people standing on a bridge and watching the rapids below.
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Woman and Girl on Shoreline

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Description: A woman and a girl, who sits on a large rock, pose underneath a bridge.
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Women Near Dam

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Description: Two women walk the shoreline of a river. In the background, a dam and railroad bridge are visible.

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