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Log Running on the Chippewa River

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the river beneath the bridge on the Chippewa River. On the far shoreline are billboards. One advertises for "J.R. Sharp Hardware." Men a...
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1950
Description: An aerial view of town, showing a major industrial area.
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Pontoon Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Railroad Bridge and Dam

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Description: G. B. & W. Railroad Bridge and the building of the Hatfield Dam.
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Indianapolis Branch House

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester branch house. Signs on the building advertise farm machines, oil tractors, engines, wagons and motor trucks. A lon...
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Pile Drivers at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 06 19 1911
Description: Looking west over the Wisconsin River at the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle built for construction of the dam. Two pile drivers are seen in the a...
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Narrow Gauge Trestle and Coffer Dam Under Construction

Date: 06 21 1911
Description: Looking east over the Wisconsin River showing the unfinished narrow gauge railroad trestle. Two steam-driven pile drivers on barges with construction worke...
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Work on Coffer Dam for Power House and Locks

Date: 09 12 1911
Description: An overview of the dam site on the Wisconsin River from the west shore. Three pile drivers are at work on the coffer dam. The railroad trestle is in the ...
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Reaper in Factory Yard

Date: 09 03 1912
Description: An experimental reaper(?) in a factory yard. There is a Russian name on the Reaper, and the front is set up on saw-horses. Men are working near a brick fac...
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Last Stretch of Buttresses of Power Dam

Date: 03 11 1914
Description: Elevated view looking east from the lock at the Prairie du Sac dam. Recently completed buttresses are in the foreground, with earlier stages of constructio...
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Putting in Concrete for Apron of Power Dam

Date: 05 17 1912
Description: Elevated view of workers using shovels to level fresh concrete at the base of the chutes from the high trestle. The steam powered pile driver is at work in...
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Logs Along River

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Description: A possible stereovies of a river with logs along the shore. Possibly the Hatfield and Railroad bridges in the background.
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Train on Bridge

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Description: View of one of the first locomotives of the Fox River Valley, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad on a wooden trestle over a wetland. The locomotive has brass ...
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Gilbert Paper Company

Date: 09 29 1963
Description: View of Gilbert Paper Company from a railroad bridge on the Fox River. Three rail cars are stopped in front of the factory.
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Oil Storage Tanks

Date: 04 19 1961
Description: View across a railroad bridge of a group of seven oil storage tanks in a wooded area.
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W. & G.N. Wooden Railroad Bridge

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Description: View of a train passing over the W. & G.N. wooden railroad bridge which spans a mountain pass. Lumber is in the valley below. Caption reads: "W. & G.N. Br...
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North Branch Extension Canal

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Description: Bird's-eye view of the north branch extension canal on the Susquehanna river, surrounded by smaller renderings of structures of interest around the town in...
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McCormick-Deering Corn Binder

Date: 1931
Description: McCormick-Deering corn binder parked outside a Chicago factory, most likely the McCormick Works. Decals and/or stencils are on the machine.
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Dells' Paper and Pulp Company

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking upriver toward the Dells Paper and Pulp Company factory which stands near a dam on the Chippewa River. A bridge, smokestacks, and sev...
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Chippewa River Bridge

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Description: View of the Chippewa River Bridge, featuring large and small arches. Behind the bridge is the older Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railroad B...

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