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Group of People near Waterfall

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Description: Group of four men and a girl standing on the opposite shoreline by the falls, with probably the Charter Oak Mill on the right on Squaw Creek.
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Panoramic Street View

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Description: Panoramic street view, with small groups of people scattered about, and standing on the sidewalks near buildings lining the unpaved street. On the sides of...
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McKenna Mill

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Description: Lumberyard full of logs and a sawmill in the distance, probably McKenna in eastern Jackson County.
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York Iron Works

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Description: View down hill of York Iron Works. On the left are charcoal kilns, and in the far background is the town.
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York Iron Works

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Description: View across river of York Iron Works. On the hill are the boardinghouse and dance hall. Just below the boardinghouse there appears to be a quarry.
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron Works with a view of the blast furnace and pig iron stock piles. The boardinghouse is visible on the hill in the far background.
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace.
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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view over railroad tracks of York Iron Works. Probably the construction of the blast furnace.
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River Dam

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Description: Elevated view of the river dam and what is probably the powerhouse. Trees and bushes line the riverbank in the foreground. In the background on the left is...
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Dam Construction

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Description: View from railroad tracks towards industrial activity on the edge of the river, possibly building a dam.
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Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: Elevated view from opposite shoreline of Halcyon Brick Works on the shore of a river. Trees, fields and hills are in the far background.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Stereograph view of the York Iron Mine.
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Rock Crusher

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Description: View looking down along wooden planks and machinery towards smoke in the distance. Identified as the rock crusher, located on the east side upriver from to...
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Quarry Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing standing near and on a rock face with two sets of small railroad tracks behind them. Identified as probably the quar...
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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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Construction of the Powerhouse in Hatfield

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Description: Outdoor view of the construction of a large building on top of a dam. Location identified as the construction of the powerhouse on the canal in Hatfield.
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York Iron Mine

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Description: Elevated view of the York Iron Mine. Railroad tracks are in the foreground.
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Logging; McKenna Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: View from hill of the McKenna Sawmill, surrounded by stacks of lumber.

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