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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Loading Rock from Quarry

Date: 1894
Description: Men loading rock from Saddle Mound quarry onto a St. Paul Railroad flat car.
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Hull Mill

Date: 1880
Description: View across water towards the Hull mill (right), showing Merlin Hull's ancestral home at left.
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Mill

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of a mill owned by George Mills Hull. Three men stand in the foreground, and three more stand near the entrance to the mill.
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Interior of Repair Shop

Date: 1900
Description: Two men in a repair shop, probably the repair shop of Leslie Werner. Leslie Werner is identified as the man wearing the hat on the left.
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Men at Creamery

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Description: Men bringing cans of milk to a building, probably a creamery by a river.
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Man at Creamery

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Description: Man with cans of milk at a building, probably a creamery.
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Grain Elevator near Railroad Depot

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Description: Grain elevator near the railroad station on the left, and a rock crusher on the right for crushing granite for street paving.
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Men Loading Barrels on Wagons

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Description: Men loading barrels on horse-drawn wagons, probably the Onalaska Pickling and Canning Company on Winnebago Avenue.
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Black River Falls Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Man in the interior of the Black River Falls powerhouse.
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Man in Buggy

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Description: Man in a top-buggy driving a team of two horses, possibly Paul Duxbury in Hixton. There are industrial buildings on the left and right.
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Woman Posing with Horse

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Description: Woman posing with horse with a white-blazed forehead. Buildings are in the background.
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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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Men in Woods

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Description: Two men sitting in front of an open-sided wooden shelter. One man is sitting on a barrel on a sled, and the other man is sitting on a log. The sled and hor...
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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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Spaulding Wagon

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Description: A highly decorated Spaulding Wagon is parked in the interior of a brick building.
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Spaulding Wagon Parked Indoors

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Description: A Spaulding Wagon parked inside of a brick building, possibly the first Spaulding Wagon built in Black River Falls.
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Spaulding Brand Wagon

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Description: A decorative Spaulding wagon is parked inside a brick building.
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Wagon Parked Indoors

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Description: A Spaulding brand wagon is parked inside a brick building.
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Lumberyard with Town in Background

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Description: A view of the lumberyard with the town in the background.

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