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Large Tree

Date: 05 30 1962
Description: Rural landscape with a large, sprawling tree, and hills in the background.
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The Old Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848. The region became a major world center for slate. The view is from near the bottom of th...
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Old Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: A view of a slate mine. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848 and the region became a major world center for slate.
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Bangor Slate Quarry

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Description: Cables run across the Bangor Slate Quarry, a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848.
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Quarry Landing and Slate Defense

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Description: The quarry landing and slate defense of the Bangor Slate Quarry. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848 and soon the region beca...
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Flitcher's Slate Quarry

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Description: Cables run across Flitcher's Slate Quarry, located in Bangor, a region which became a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor ...
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Slate Quarry Landing

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Description: A slate quarry landing is shown in Bangor, a major world center for slate. The slate industry was begun in Bangor by Robert M. Jones in 1848.
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Tree-Lined Street

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Description: Residential scene with a dirt road and homes on both sides. There is a church building in the middle distance, and bluffs in the background.
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Bird's Eye View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of the town with hills in the distance. In the foreground are cattle inside a fence near a cemetery with a windmill. The town is behind furth...
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Catholic Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of front exterior of church with a steeple with a cross on top. On the right is a row of trees, and beyond there appears to be a field or marshy area....
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Burns Street

Date: 1911
Description: View down tree-lined Burns Street, which is on a hill. Houses and sidewalks are on both sides of the street, and a small group of men are in the yard of a ...
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Map of Bangor, La Crosse County

Date: 1900
Description: This map of Bangor is ink and pencil on cloth. The map shows roads, railroads, residences, mills, the original plat of Bangor, and the Wisconsin and Wheldo...

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