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Barn Raising

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Description: Barn raising. The foundation is constructed from local fieldstone or "pudding stone," found in the nearby fields. A large group of men are is posing holdin...
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Silo Under Construction

Date: 1900
Description: Three men pose next to a silo that is under construction, with wood scaffolding around it.
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Barn Raising

Date: 1900
Description: Group portrait of a large group of workers, along with women, children, and dogs, posing on the frame of the barn they are building.
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Team of Horses with Winch

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Description: Elevated view of team of horses powering a winch for moving a house at the rear of the Jackson County Bank.
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Team of Horses with Winch

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Description: Team of horses powering a winch and moving a frame building. Before the flood of 1911, moving the Express building from the northeast corner of Main and Se...
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Senior High School

Date: 1897
Description: Workers pose on scaffolding in front of the Senior High School during construction. A child and a man with a bicycle are on the lower left side underneath ...
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Men Building Roof

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Description: Men roofing a building in town.
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Men Repairing Street

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Description: Men filling in Main Street after the 1911 flood. Forms are probably for the basement of the Cozy Corner Tavern.
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Men Working on First Street

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Description: Men working on the passage of Town Creek under First Street, one-half block north of Main Street.
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Men Working on First Street

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Description: Men working on the passage of Town Creek under First Street, one-half block north of Main Street.
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Men Working on Powerhouse

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Description: Men working on the bulkhead above the powerhouse and the powerhouse flume.
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Men Working on Building

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Description: Men working on the foundation of a building, possibly laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam.
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Men Working on Building

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Description: Men working on the foundation of a building, possibly laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam.
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Men Working on Building

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Description: Men constructing a building, or laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam, using steam-powered machinery in front of the Merchants Hotel...
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Men Building Dam

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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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Men Building Dam

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Description: Men laying the foundation for the post-flood business district dam.
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Men Building Dam

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Description: Men constructing the post-flood business district dam using steam-powered machinery.
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Men Working at Dam

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Description: Men working in a drained reservoir with shovels, probably at the Hatfield Dam.
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Framework of a Barn

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Description: Four men work on the framework of a barn.
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Construction Site of Dam

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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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