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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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Flood Damage

Date: 1911
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.
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Scene from McGillivray Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory. Horse-drawn vehicles and onlookers are on the road in the foreground.
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York Iron Mine

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

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Description: Outdoor stereograph view of the York Iron Mine.
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At Depot, Stockyard across Tracks

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Description: A Native American man is in the foreground, and three Native American women and two Native American children are standing on the wooden boardwalk near the ...
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Industrial Plant with Barrels

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Description: Exterior portrait of a large wooden building with scaffolding attached that is holding several large wooden barrels.
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Onalaska Pickle Factory

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Description: Outdoor view across yard towards several men inside a long building with open sides showing a long line of barrels. In the background is a wagon next to s...
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Onalaska Pickle Factory; Interior

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Description: Indoor view of a wooden building with two levels. There is a set of wooden stairs leading up to the next level. Several barrels are near the base of the st...
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Rock Crusher

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Description: View across overgrown field towards a wooden structure with a tall smokestack. Identified as probably the rock crusher, located on the east side upriver fr...
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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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In the Power House

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Description: Indoor view of a man posing sitting inside and on top of a piece of large, round machinery. Identified as the interior of the power house.
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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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Powerhouse

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Description: Indoor view of machinery inside a powerhouse.
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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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Generator at the Powerhouse

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Description: View looking down at machinery inside a building. Identified as the interior of a powerhouse, showing the generator.

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