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Damaged Brick Building

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Description: View up hill towards a large brick building with a large hole blasted in the second-floor. A wood platform below is collapsed.
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Men and Rocks by a River

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Description: Three men are standing among rocks on the shore of the river. Snow is on the ground, and in the background are buildings along a hill.
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Swimmer Bridge Diving

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Description: View across river towards a swimmer, caught in mid-air, jumping from the railroad bridge. Two people are on top of the bridge looking down. In the backgrou...
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Group of People on Footbridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards a man and woman posed standing on a footbridge over a small waterfall. On the right a woman sits with a child in her lap on the...
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Blacksmith Shop

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Description: View looking up snow-covered hill towards a man posing standing next to a tree on a snow-covered ground in front of a wooden structure with a sign that rea...
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Power House

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Description: Outdoor view looking across the Black River just north of the town, showing several wooden structures along the far shoreline, including the first power ho...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down a hill towards a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings on a hill in the background. Identified as the second powerhouse th...
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Fishing at the Third Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down at a powerhouse, with town buildings in the background and men fishing along the shoreline. Identified as the third powerhouse bu...
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Second Powerhouse with High Water

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905.
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Men Fishing off a Bridge

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Description: View from bridge towards three men standing on the bridge and fishing. The road in the background rises up a small hill, and a building is in the distance.
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Sand Hauler Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: View towards a construction site, with wreckage, and men working on the right. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1...
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Reconstruction of Town Creek

Date: 1911
Description: View towards a construction site, with men working by a railway track with sand haulers, and a brick viaduct. Location identified as the fill and reconstru...
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Sand Hauler Wreckage

Date: 1911
Description: View towards a construction site, with wreckage, and men working on the wreckage. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after th...
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: View across rushing water towards a railroad bridge across a river. On the far shoreline are buildings among trees.
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River View

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Description: Elevated view looking down towards a river. The shoreline on the left is steep, and there are buildings on the shoreline on the right. Logs, other debris, ...
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Black River Shoreline

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Description: View from muddy shoreline towards a river. On the far shoreline is a building on a hill above a wooden stairway on a steep hill leading down to a pier.
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Wagons Crossing the Bridge over the Black River

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Description: View from hill looking down towards individuals and wagons on a bridge over a river. The bridge is identified as the wagon bridge, which was reportedly bui...
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Native American Woman Crossing the Harrison Street Bridge

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Description: View across bridge towards a Native American woman walking on the wooden sidewalk of a bridge above a river. Identified as the Harrison Street bridge. Buil...
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Three Boys Fishing

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Description: View across water towards three boys fishing from a bateau boat on a river. The far shoreline is in the background, and buildings are on a hill. Probably l...
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View of Black River Falls

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Description: Elevated view of Black River Falls looking up Water Street at the end of Main Street. A train is crossing the railroad bridge.

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