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Building and River

Date: 1920
Description: A large building, possibly a mill, next to a river.
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Buildings on the Fox at Grand Chute

Date: 1870
Description: View from a hillside of either houses or factory buildings on the Fox River near a dam.
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Racine Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a bridge in Racine next to the "Ye Old Horlick's Boat Livery".
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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...
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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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Reedsburg Woolen Mills and Dam

Date: 1921
Description: View from shoreline over the Baraboo River towards a dam, with a mill on the opposite shoreline. A bridge and a business district are in the background.
Postcard

Greeting From Black River Falls

Date: 
Description: Photographic collage of six views of Black River Falls, featuring the Grade School, High School, Bank, Main Street, a commercial business block and the da...
Postcard

Blanchardville, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated photographic view of the town of Blanchardville with the commercial district on the left, and residential neighborhoods on the right. The river is...
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Dam on the Black River

Date: 1906
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.
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View of Spaulding Boardinghouse and Wagon Shop from the Black River

Date: 
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...
Postcard

Back of Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of elevated view of the back of mills lining the bridge. Coal kilns are below the hand-drawn arrow at top right. "Sawmills, gristmill...
Postcard

Rhinelander Paper Mill Dam

Date: 09 18 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "Paper Mill Dam, Rhinelander, Wis." View of the outflow of the Rhinelander Paper Mill dam, on the Wisconsin River, that powers the mil...
Postcard

Parfrey's Mill and Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Parfrey's Mill and Dam. Richland Ctr. Wis." A grist mill, dam and millpond on the Pine River. More buildings are behind the mill. The...
Postcard

Rose Milling Company

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Wild Rose, Wis." View from bridge, with a railing in the foreground. There are two horse-drawn wagons standing next to a mill on the ...

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