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Construction of Merriman Dam

Date: 10 04 1946
Description: Men work with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in construction of the Merriman Dam. The tractor was owned by S.A. Healy Co., White Plains, Ne...
Postcard

At the Foot of Buffalo Lake

Date: 1904
Description: A view looking west over water toward the Fox River dam at Montello. There is granite riprap on the left. A boat with a small sail is in the background. T...
Photograph

Hydroelectric Plant at Taliesin

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of Taliesin and its hydroelectric plant. Caption on photograph reads, "Dam at Frank Lloyd Wright's Bungalow-Taliesin-near Spring Green, Wis."...
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Peavy Falls Group, Menominee Indians

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Description: "Peavy Falls Group" of men and boys posed on bank of river. There is a man in a canoe in the river, and a footbridge in the background.
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Dam near Steep Hill

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Description: View from shoreline of dam on Kickapoo River. There is a steep hill on the left, and both sides of riverbank are covered with trees.
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Swollen Stream

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Description: The Root River swollen with rainwater and/or snow melt. This picture was likely taken as a study of the water drainage in early Greendale.
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Paper Mill

Date: 08 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of Riverside Paper Corporation mill. On the left is a road along a river, and on the right are railroad tracks along the mill. A sign in the ...
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The Mill at La Valle

Date: 1924
Description: The dam and four-story wooden mill on the Baraboo River. A bridge crosses the river on the left. There are houses and commercial buildings in the backgrou...
Photograph

Burkhardt Mill

Date: 1918
Description: A dam and small mill building on the Willow River. The plant, built by Christian Burkhardt as part of the Burkhardt Milling and Electric Power Company, ope...
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Stone Mill

Date: 04 1926
Description: Old stone mill, with a smaller wooden addition on the left. Water is passing through the flume.
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Country Farmhouse and Dam

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Description: View of a country farmhouse and rural road. A covered bridge and dam can be seen nearby. Text on photograph reads: "N.H. McQuiston & Son."
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Beaver Dam on Big Moose Lake

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Description: Three men stand on a beaver dam on Big Moose Lake. The lake and surrounding treeline fill the background.
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Dell Creek Dam

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Description: Stereograph upriver of the Dell Creek dam.
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Water Works

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Description: View looking up toward a water works, a dam, and natural falls on the Jackson River with woods in the background.
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Old Mill Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Water-level view of the log-built Old Mill Dam on the Missouri River with a steel bridge above. The surrounding riverbanks are grown over with bushes, ivy ...
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Completed Dam

Date: 1906
Description: View across water of a completed dam.
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Mill and Pond

Date: 1904
Description: A view of the mill and pond landscape of Sleepy Hollow.
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Timme Mill

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the Timme Mill and dam on Dell Creek at Mirror Lake. There is a large building with cupola, probably a granary, on the hill behind the mi...
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Cornfield

Date: 1925
Description: Corn shocks stand in a field with several pumpkins on the ground. There is a stream or river along the field, and in the background is a bridge over a dam...
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Ammonoosuc Dam

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Description: View of river and Ammonoosuc Dam with a bridge and large brick buildings in the background.

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