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Black River near North Water Street

Date: 1911
Description: View from bridge across river towards a town along the shoreline. Location identified as showing German Hill and showing North Water Street before 1911.
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Reconstruction after the 1911 Flood

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Description: Elevated view of a construction site. There are two men standing on a dirt road, looking down at other men down below them working around a brick wall. A w...
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Reconstruction after the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: View towards men standing among several large rocks, and a road made with logs. Identified as the lying of logs on the sand bar after the flood of Black Ri...
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Wreckage of a Sand Hauler and Railroad Track

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Description: View of a railway at a construction site, with wreckage on the left side and a bridge in the background. Identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town ...
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Construction of the New Channel

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of a construction site, with wreckage behind a wooden wall. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 f...
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Wreck of the Sand Hauler

Date: 1911
Description: View of a construction site with wreckage in a ditch. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 flood in Black River ...
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Man Near Melrose Bridge

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Description: View along shoreline towards a man posing standing on the sand, with what may be a camera on a tripod. In the background is a bridge. Identified as probabl...
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Construction of the Omaha Cut-Off Bridge

Date: 1903
Description: View towards a construction site. Individuals are standing high up on top of brick foundations. Identified as the construction of the Omaha cut-off bridge.
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Railroad Bridge and Harrison Street Bridge

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Description: View towards a girl standing on a bridge on the right in the foreground. In the background a train is passing over a railroad bridge over a river. The brid...
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Icy River — Eastern Shore of Black River

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Description: View from shoreline of an icy river towards a town on the opposite shoreline. There is a bridge crossing the river on the far left. Identified as the Black...
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Black River Near the Powerhouse

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Description: View from shoreline towards three men posing standing on wooden pilings next to a torrent of surging water of a river. There is a bridge over the river in ...
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Wagon Bridge Over the Black River

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Description: View downriver towards dam, with the water flowing under a bridge in the background. The bridge is identified as the wagon bridge, which was reportedly bui...
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Wagons Crossing the Bridge over the Black River

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Description: View from hill looking down towards individuals and wagons on a bridge over a river. The bridge is identified as the wagon bridge, which was reportedly bui...
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Two Men and a Bridge

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Description: View through wire fence towards two men standing at a bridge. One of the men is standing on the bridge resting his elbows on the bridge railing. Two clear ...
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Man on a Bridge over a Creek

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Description: View from riverbank towards a man standing and leaning on the railing of a bridge. In the background is a large wooden building with a flag on the roof.
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Bridge at Black River Falls

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Description: View across grass and trees towards a bridge. On the other side of the bridge is a large industrial building.
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Woman on a Foot Bridge

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Description: View down wooden foot bridge towards a woman standing with her arm resting on the railing. She is holding a bunch of flowers in her right hand. In the back...
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Woman on a Foot Bridge

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Description: View down wooden foot bridge towards a woman standing and leaning on a the railing. There is a pathway in the background leading to the bridge.
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Distant View of a Bridge

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Description: View through trees and bushed towards a wooden bridge in the distance.
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Collapsed Bridge near a Dam

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Description: Elevated view of a dam on a river. There is a collapsed bridge in front of the dam, and people standing on the road on the right. Identified as possibly th...

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