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Dells Paper Mill and Dam

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Description: View of the mill and the dam, and the river. The area around the mill is heavily forested. Caption reads: "Dells Paper Mill and Dam, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Dells Pulp and Paper Company

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the dam and the mill, with some trees in the foreground. A railroad bridge is in the background on the left, and a rail cart or truck is d...
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View up the Eau Claire River

Date: 1900
Description: View up the Eau Claire River from the Dewey Street Bridge. The view shows the dam and linen mill and the site of the lower sawmill (called the "steam mill"...
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Dam in Elroy

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline toward the lower part of a dam. Caption reads: "Dam in Elroy, Wis."
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View looking Southwest from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view of Fort Howard taken from Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with the dam and river. A tugboat is in the river above the dam. Caption reads: "View o...
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View Looking North Showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator

Date: 1876
Description: Elevated view showing Elmore and Kelly's Elevator with a boat, train, and the buildings at Fort Howard. Fort Howard was incorporated into Green Bay. Captio...
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Mill on a River

Date: 1914
Description: View of a mill on the bank of a river, and an adjacent dam. Caption at bottom reads: "Scene At Picturesque Friendship, Wis."
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Genoa Dam

Date: 1953
Description: View across fields towards the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River. Tree-covered hills are on the left.
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Chippewa River

Date: 1929
Description: View of the Chippewa River rapids.
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Dam and Power Plant

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Description: Exterior of power plant and dam.
Drawing

Lock at Rexford Flats

Date: 1856
Description: An original illustration of the lock at Rexford Flats.
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Man at the Yahara River Dam

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Description: A man stands, with a rowboat in the background, at the mouth of the Yahara river on the dam at Lake Mendota.
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The Spillway

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Description: Spillway at Lake Mendota and the Yahara River.
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Mendota Spillway

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Description: The Spillway on Lake Mendota (Tenney Park) and the Yahara River.
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Aerial View of Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the town of Wisconsin Dells, the dam on the Wisconsin River, and the generating plant. The town of Wisconsin Dells was known as Kilbourn Cit...
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Janesville Dam

Date: 1905
Description: View across the dam in Janesville. Caption reads: "The Dam, Janesville, Wis."
Book or Pamphlet

Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
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Kilbourn Dam

Date: 
Description: Kilbourn Dam under construction on the Wisconsin River by the Southern Wisconsin Power Company.
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Aerial View of Town and Wisconsin River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Wisconsin Dells including the Wisconsin River and the dam and generating power plant.
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Jefferson Dam

Date: 1910
Description: View towards a dam in Jefferson. Two men are fishing from the shoreline in the foreground. The Woolen Mills are on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "...

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