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Dam near Railroad Bridge

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Description: One side of a concrete dam with a railroad bridge to the right, and houses in the background.
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Billboards on Water Street

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Description: Billboards with advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. Bridge visible to the left. The J.J. McGillivra...
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Crowd Near River

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Description: Crowd on the rocky shore of the river, the railroad bridge in the distance.
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Elevated View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of town. The tallest building is the Jackson County Court House, the church near it is the Baptist Church, and the church across the street i...
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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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York Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron Works with a view of the blast furnace and pig iron stock piles. The boardinghouse is visible on the hill in the far background.
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Log Jam

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Description: View from shoreline of a log jam under a railroad bridge about half a mile from the Black River Falls Dam. On the opposite shoreline, men sit atop a fence....
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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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Dam on the Black River

Date: 1912
Description: View upriver towards the dam in front, with the town of Black River Falls in the background on a hilly shoreline. There is a railroad bridge over the river...
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Men at the Dam

Date: 1912
Description: Outdoor view of a group of people on the rock in front of the dam located in front of Black River Falls, with several structures in the background. The gat...
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Dam and Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the dam in front of Black River Falls on the west end, with the railroad bridge and several wooden structures in the background.
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Dam and Railroad Bridge with Passing Train

Date: 1908
Description: View of the dam in front of Black River Falls with several wooden structures in the background, and a train passing on the railroad bridge over the river.
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Laying the Foundation of the Second Powerhouse

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Description: Outdoor view looking down at men working on a high brick foundation on the river, with a railroad bridge in the background. Identified as the laying of the...
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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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Lone Figure on a Railroad Bridge

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Description: View looking upriver towards an individual in the distance crossing a bridge across a river. Location identified as the bridge across the Black River at Bl...
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: View looking upriver towards a bridge across a river. There are buildings along the shoreline on the left. Location identified as a bridge across the Black...
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Train Crossing a Bridge

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Description: View across water towards train is crossing over a bridge on the right, heading towards the opposite shoreline.
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: View across water towards a bridge across a river. There is a town on the opposite shoreline.
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: View across rushing water towards a railroad bridge across a river. On the far shoreline are buildings among trees.
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Icy River — Eastern Shore of Black River

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Description: View from shoreline of an icy river towards a town on the opposite shoreline. There is a bridge crossing the river on the far left. Identified as the Black...

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