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House in Black River Falls

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Description: View across road of a man and woman posed standing in the fenced yard of a house in town, which is to the right of a storefront of the I.O.O.F. (Internatio...
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Group Posing Behind Logs Along Riverbank

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Description: Group portrait of men and women, all wearing hats, peeking over the top of a large log along the riverbank. Other large logs are piled behind them. A railr...
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Scene at Country Fair

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Description: Elevated view of the scene at the country fair. In the foreground a crowd is gathered near a pavilion near the racetrack. In the background on the right is...
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C.L. Thomas Delivery Wagon

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Description: Outdoor view of a European American man posing sitting on the back of a horse-drawn delivery wagon marked "C. L. Thomas, Orders taken and delivered," pulle...
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Draft Horse at the Merchant's Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a large draft horse being displayed by a man in the street in front of a group of men and the Merchant's Hotel located at Harrison and Firs...
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Sawyer Livery

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Description: Outdoor view across road towards a man posing sitting in a wagon pulled by a pair of horses in front. In the background a woman is posing standing in the d...
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Winter Street Scene; Merchants Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a boy posing standing on a sled pulled by a dog on a snow-covered and muddy street. Location identified as in front of the Merchant's Hotel...
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Blacksmith Shop

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Description: View looking up snow-covered hill towards a man posing standing next to a tree on a snow-covered ground in front of a wooden structure with a sign that rea...
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Power House

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Description: Outdoor view looking across the Black River just north of the town, showing several wooden structures along the far shoreline, including the first power ho...
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Dogs in a Buggy

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Description: View of two dogs sitting on a wagon seat in a buggy. The buggy is hitched to a single horse. Location identified as the north side of Main Street between S...
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Man Displaying a Running Horse

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Description: View across yard towards a man standing and exercising a horse at the end of a long length of rope. There is a wagon near two wooden buildings in the backg...
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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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Standard Oil Bulk Station

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Description: View towards the Standard Oil Bulk Station located south of the Black River Falls stockyards. A tank labeled No. 95 is along the side of the building.
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Merchant's Inn

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Description: Exterior view of Merchant's Inn located at the southwest corner of S. First Street and Fillmore. Two women sitting on the second floor balcony. A group of ...
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Merchant's Inn on a Rainy Day

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Description: Exterior view of Merchant's Inn on a rainy day. Located at the southwest corner of S. First Street and Fillmore. A man in a buggy pulled by two horses in t...
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Family Posing in Sleigh

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Description: A man, woman, and child posing while seated in a horse-drawn sleigh on a snowy road. Behind them are buildings, a fence, and what may be ice harvesting equ...

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