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Bird's-Eye View of Black River Falls, Jackson County

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye map of Black River Falls, looking southwest.
Photograph

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...
Postcard

Court House

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Description: View from street toward the front and left side of the Black River Falls Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Black River Falls, Wis."
Photograph

Jackson County Courthouse

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Jackson County Courthouse.
Photograph

Jackson County Courthouse

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Jackson County Courthouse.
Photograph

Main Street

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

Elevated View of Business District

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated panoramic view. Business district has a cluster of larger brick buildings at left and center, behind a sprinkling of houses. Very large building i...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Memorial Day Parade

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Description: Patriotic parade, probably Memorial Day, through town on the board sidewalk, in front of the First National Bank looking back toward the Jackson County Cou...
Photograph

Caves House

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Description: Two-story wooden frame house surrounded by a picket fence. In the far background is the Jackson County Courthouse, possibly the Caves House.
Photograph

W.T. Price Home

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Description: Elevated view of large, three-story home in front of the Jackson County Courthouse. Probably the home of W.T. Price.
Photograph

Alma Center Band

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Description: Band posed standing on the steps of a brick building, probably the Alma Center Band in front of the Jackson County Courthouse.
Photograph

Jackson Country Courthouse

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Description: Elevated view of the Jackson Country Courthouse and church from a hill. In the foreground is a snowy yard, fence, and trees.
Postcard

Greetings from Black River Falls, Home Coming Festival

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of five framed images from around Black River Falls; the bridge crossing the river, Main Street, the Court House Yard and founta...
Photograph

Two Men on the Lawn of the Jackson County Courthouse

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Description: Outdoor portrait of two men, one posing sitting and one posing standing on the lawn in front of the Jackson County Courthouse, which was built in 1878 and ...
Photograph

Jackson County Courthouse

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Description: Exterior portrait of the Jackson County Courthouse, surrounded by snow. The courthouse was built in 1878 and is located on the northwest corner of Main and...
Photograph

Dam before 1911

Date: 1911
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...
Photograph

City View with Courthouse and the Baptist Church

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Description: Elevated view of town, with trees and a wooden fence around a yard in the foreground. Location identified as Main Street, the Baptist Church is on the left...
Photograph

Snowy Third Street

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Description: View towards trees and buildings lining a snow-covered city street. Location identified as Third Street in Black River Falls, the Jackson County Courthouse...

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