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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
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Charles Van Schaick Home

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Description: Elevated view of the street and board sidewalk. Robie house located lower left; Charles Van Schaick residence with porch located in the center; Roman Catho...
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Black River Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the river and town. Probably prior to 1885 because the Van Schaick building/photograph gallery is not constructed on Second Street.
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Elevated View of Town and River

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Description: Elevated view of buildings in town with river in the background.
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Main Street

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Description: Elevated view, with snow on the ground, of Main Street with the Baptist Church on the left facing the Episcopalian Church at the right center. Center left ...
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Baptist Church

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of Baptist Church.
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Little Norway Church

Date: 1890
Description: Little Norway Church, with graveyard, located south of Black River Falls.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1890
Description: View of a Lutheran church.
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Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of Main Street and the surrounding buildings.
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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Jackson County Courthouse.
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Main Street near Church

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Description: Horses and carriages entering town near the Baptist Church. The tall building is the Jackson County Court House.
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Main Street and Church

Date: 1900
Description: Horse and carriages passing in front of the Baptist Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and the dentist office of R.C. Gebhardt.
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Man on Horse

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Description: Man riding a horse into town, in front of the old Catholic Church which lost its steeple in a storm.
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Horse-Drawn Float in Parade

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Description: Horse-drawn float of A.F. Werner, a local drugstore.
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Woman Posing near Window

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Description: Woman, probably Edna Richards Turner, posing with her potted plants. The Methodist Church is in the background.
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Pow Wow Scene

Date: 1908
Description: Drummers and dancers at pow wow led by Chief Winneshiek, below Lutheran Church in a canvas enclosure.
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Women Sitting Behind Church

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Description: A group of seven women with two dogs sit in the grass behind the Lutheran Church.
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View of Black River Falls

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Description: An elevated, panoramic view of the town, composed of two photographs and probably taken from the Third Street School.
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Methodist Church

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Description: View of a Methodist church.
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Little Norway Church

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Description: The Little Norway Church and graveyard, just south of Black River Falls.

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