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Construction Site of Dam

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Description: Men working around a small building near the construction site of a dam. Two men are standing on the roof. Houses and other buildings are on a hill in the ...
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Buildings by Riverbank

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Description: Brick and wooden buildings by a marshy riverbank.
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Men Posing Outside Wooden Buildings

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Description: Three men are posing sitting on a woodpile near some wooden buildings. The man in the center is wearing a vest and hat and is holding a platter with a glas...
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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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Men on Railroad Tracks

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Description: Panoramic view of group of men, boys, and girls lined up along railroad tracks, posing sitting and standing on and near two trains. There is a brick buildi...
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View down Water Street

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Description: View down Water Street, with billboards advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. There is also a bridge ...
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Three Women and Two Men

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Description: Outdoor portrait of three women and two men, all posing sitting on a wooden platform, perhaps in a lumber yard. A large open shed structure and stacks of t...
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Harrison Street Bridge

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Description: Men posed standing on the rocky river bank and bridge, probably the Harrison Street Bridge. A sign on the bridge says: "? Fine for driving or riding on thi...
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Harrison Street Bridge

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Description: View from what appears to be a lumber yard of men posed standing on the newly constructed Harrison Street bridge that replaced one destroyed in the flood o...
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Ice Harvesting on the Black River

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Description: Six men harvesting ice, probably from above the river dam on the Black River, in front of the railroad bridge. There is a horse standing on the ice on the ...
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A.F. Werner Store Advertisement

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Description: Woman posing outdoors standing next to an advertisement for the A.F. Werner Store, which is attached to a sleigh on a snow-covered street. The large poster...
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A.F. Werner Store Advertisment

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Description: Small girl posed outdoors on a fur rug in front of an advertisement for the A.F. Werner Store. The poster is attached to a sleigh on a snow-covered street,...
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Mr. and Mrs. William Roddy

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Description: Elevated view of group of people at a livery. A man and woman, possibly Mr. And Mrs. William Roddy, are posed sitting in a buggy pulled by two horses in fr...
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People Posing in front of Wooden Building

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Description: Group portrait of five men, and a woman holding a baby, standing in front of a large, two-story wooden building, possibly a farm implement or feed store. A...
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Leslie Werner's Workshop

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Description: Interior of a workshop, probably owned by Leslie Werner, showing tools on the walls, a drill press, and a workbench in front of a window.
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Painters in Workshop

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Description: Painters posed standing in a workshop near a wagon frame. The man on the left has a pipe in his mouth.
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Fremont Railroad Station

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Description: Men at a railroad station awaiting the arrival of a train in Fremont (later Pray). There is snow on the ground. Two men are standing on a hand-powered rail...
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Two Men Posed with Locomotive

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Description: Two men posed by the locomotive of a freight train on railroad tracks, probably by the coal shed at Millston. The two-wheeled express wagon on the platform...
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Mill on Robinson Creek

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Description: Woman and girl posed sitting under a fur in a carriage pulled by a single horse by a wooden bridge. Behind them is a large wooden building, possibly a mill...
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Construction of Railroad

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Description: Group of men at the construction of a railroad branch line among piles of stones. Railroad ties placed on the ground are visible on the platform in the bac...

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