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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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Dam before 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline looking across the dam in front. Black River Falls is on the opposite shoreline, with several wooden structures, including the power ho...
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Dam at Black River Falls

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline looking across the churning water just below the dam. On the opposite shoreline is the town of Black River Falls, with several wooden s...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view from shoreline towards a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings in the background on the opposite shoreline. Identified as the second po...
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Second Powerhouse

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Description: View across snowy ground towards a river powerhouse. Identified as the second powerhouse.
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Second Powerhouse

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Description: View across snowy yard towards a river powerhouse surrounded by snow. Identified as the second powerhouse.
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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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Man at the Powerhouse

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing in front of wooden and brick structures. He is holding a hat in his right hand and a coat draped over his left ar...
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Halcyon Brick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Outdoor view of a man with a wagon in the distance on the left. On the right is a shed, a tall wooden building and a tailing pile. Identified as the Halcyo...
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Brick Kiln at Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: A man is posing standing in front of a large kiln. Identified as a brick kiln at the Halcyon Brick Works.
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Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: Outdoor view across yard towards a man posing standing by a group of buildings, including a tall wooden building in the background. There is a large kiln o...
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Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: View across yard towards buildings, including a tall wooden building. On the right is a large kiln, with fuel wood stacked in front. Identified as the yard...
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Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: View across field towards tall chimneys, wooden buildings, and a large kiln. Identified as the Halcyon Brick Works, approximately halfway between Black Riv...
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Halcyon Brick Works

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Description: View across yard towards a man posing standing near buildings, including a tall wooden building. Identified as the yard at the Halcyon Brick Works.
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Flooded Streets Near the Powerhouse

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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...
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York Iron Mine and Boarding House

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Description: View across water towards a brick building behind a group of trees along the shoreline. Identified as the York iron mine and boarding house.
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Locomotives in a Train Yard

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Description: View down center of railroad tracks towards a train yard, showing several trains with locomotives. A man is standing near a building on the right has a sig...
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Black River Near the Powerhouse

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Description: View from shoreline towards three men posing standing on wooden pilings next to a torrent of surging water of a river. There is a bridge over the river in ...
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Bridge at Black River Falls

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Description: View across grass and trees towards a bridge. On the other side of the bridge is a large industrial building.
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Halcyon

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Description: View of farm buildings and smokestacks beyond a fence in the foreground.

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