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Woman Gathering Stones near Dam

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Description: A woman gathers stones at the bottom of a falls near a dam, probably the Hatfield Dam.
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Buildings by Riverbank

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Description: Brick and wooden buildings by a marshy riverbank.
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Flood of 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood.
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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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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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Group of People on Rocky Shorline of River

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Description: View from shoreline of two women posed on logs on rocky shoreline by the river. Four or five young boys sit on the rocks on the left. There is a railroad b...
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Flooded River

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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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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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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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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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