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| Description: | Powerhouse for the city electric utility with a tail race below, a man standing on the left of the powerhouse, and a train in the left background |
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| Description: | One side of a concrete dam with a railroad bridge to the right, and houses in the background. |
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| Description: | Men building the post-flood business district dam. The flood of 1911 went around the Black River Falls Dam and washed out most of the business section of t... |
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| Description: | Men laying the foundation for the post-flood business district dam. |
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| Description: | Men constructing the post-flood business district dam using steam-powered machinery. |
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| Description: | Men constructing the framework of the Hatfield Powerhouse. |
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| Description: | Men working in a drained reservoir with shovels, probably at the Hatfield Dam. |
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| Description: | Bridge with water underneath, and a wooden levy dam. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Black River Falls after the flood of 1911. Several men and youth are visible in the foreground, in addition to the new dam construction. |
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| Description: | Men working around a small building near the construction site of a dam. Two men are standing on the roof. Houses and other buildings are on a hill in the ... |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across river at flood stage, with water pouring over the dam on the right. On the far shoreline are buildings of the town. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Exterior portrait of the dam in front of Black River Falls with the town in the background. The dam was reportedly constructed in 1906. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | View upriver towards the dam in front, with the town of Black River Falls in the background on a hilly shoreline. There is a railroad bridge over the river... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Outdoor view of a group of people on the rock in front of the dam located in front of Black River Falls, with several structures in the background. The gat... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the dam in front of Black River Falls on the west end, with the railroad bridge and several wooden structures in the background. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View upriver towards the dam, with Black River Falls on the opposite shoreline. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline looking across the dam in front. Black River Falls is on the opposite shoreline, with several wooden structures, including the power ho... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View of the dam in front of Black River Falls with several wooden structures in the background, and a train passing on the railroad bridge over the river. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline looking across the churning water just below the dam. On the opposite shoreline is the town of Black River Falls, with several wooden s... |
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| Description: | View across river just below the dam towards buildings on the opposite shoreline. The buildings identified include the Spaulding wagon shop on the left, an... |
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