Search the Wisconsin Historical Society's collections

Searching for

Refine by

Results 1-18 of 18

Photograph

Iron Works

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Elevated View of Town

Date: 
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...
Photograph

York Iron Works

Date: 
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.
Photograph

Log Jam

Date: 
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....
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Dam and Railroad Bridge

Date: 
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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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.
Photograph

Lone Figure on a Railroad Bridge

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Train Crossing a Bridge

Date: 
Description: View across water towards train is crossing over a bridge on the right, heading towards the opposite shoreline.
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 
Description: View across water towards a bridge across a river. There is a town on the opposite shoreline.
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 1885
Description: View towards a railroad bridge across a river. Identified as the railroad bridge across the Black River after 1885.
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 
Description: View across rushing water towards a railroad bridge across a river. On the far shoreline are buildings among trees.
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline towards a railroad bridge across a river. Pilings are in the foreground.
Photograph

Icy River — Eastern Shore of Black River

Date: 
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...
Photograph

Cabin by the River

Date: 
Description: View along shoreline towards a cabin, with a railroad bridge in the distance. Lumber is lying on the grass in the foreground.
Photograph

Black River Scene

Date: 
Description: View towards the shore of a river with a wall or foundation in the right foreground. On the opposite shoreline are buildings, and a bridge over the river o...

Have Questions?

If you didn't find the material you searched for, our Library Reference Staff can help.

Call our reference desk at 608-264-6535 or email us at:

feedback@wisconsinhistory.org