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Description: | View across river at flood stage towards buildings on the far shoreline. |
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Description: | Elevated view across river at flood stage, with piles of logs and timber caught near rocks. A flooded small building is surrounded by water, and has an adv... |
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Description: | View from shoreline across river at flood stage, with water pouring over the dam on the right. On the far shoreline are buildings of the town. |
Date: | 02 28 1948 |
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Description: | View up hill of cars driving in the flooded street of the downtown area. The downtown had also flooded in 1923 and 1937. The Pecatonica River rose rapidly ... |
Date: | 1911 |
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Description: | Photographic postcard view of the devastation after a flood in central Black River Falls. Caption reads: "Where City Once Stood - Business Section." |
Date: | 10 05 1911 |
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Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a flood. Crowds are gathered on the river bank, the bridge and the higher ground in the background. Caption ... |
Date: | 10 05 1911 |
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Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a flood in a residential neighborhood. A man is picking up pieces of wood in the road. Large piles of debris... |
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Description: | The river told them how to make the map and Legends later flocked the shore |
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Description: | Hives on top of a shed in a flood. From Mr. J.D. Shields, Natchez, Mississippi. A part of his Louisiana apiary placed on a shed to prevent their being swep... |
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Description: | View across water of beehives on top of a shed in a flood. Writing on photograph: "From Mr. J.D. Shields, Natchez, Mississippi. A picture of part of his Lo... |
Date: | 07 22 1907 |
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Description: | Caption on bottom right reads: "Wash Out on H.&N.E RY. July 22, 07." View down three sets of damaged railroad tracks towards men standing near a passenger ... |
Date: | 08 06 1935 |
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Description: | Caption at bottom reads: "Destruction of H&N.E. RY Yards." Women in white dresses walk among the puddles along the flood-damaged tracks and trains of the H... |
Date: | 1911 |
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Description: | View across river of buildings along the river's edge. Identified as probably Melrose or Northbend, not Black River Falls. Probably from the flood of 1911. |
Date: | 1911 |
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Description: | Exterior view of Black River Falls at the beginning of the flood of 1911. Note the roof of the powerhouse in the water, and the Spaulding wagon shop on the... |
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Description: | View along fence line towards a wooden house and wooden walkway. Identified as 227 South Street, built in 1868 by J. Chandler, and later owned by W. Taylor... |
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Description: | Outdoor portrait of two women posing standing on a wooden sidewalk near the water's edge. Behind them are two men in a long boat in the water among partial... |
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Description: | View down unpaved street towards flooded area in the distance. On the street is a girl walking towards the water, and on the left is a group of people near... |
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Description: | Elevated view from hill towards a grove of trees in high water. Location identified as Bright's Grove. |
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Description: | Elevated view towards high water in a town. Location identified looking west from the German Hill bridge in Black River Falls. The high water is from a flo... |
Date: | 1922 |
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Description: | View along steep shoreline towards people among the rubble near buildings at the top of the bank on the left. The river is on the right. Location identifie... |
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