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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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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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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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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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Group of People on a Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of people, men, women and children, gathered in groups on a wooden bridge. A sign in the middle of the bridge reads: "$50 Fine for Cutt...
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: Winter view of the railroad bridge over the river. There are signs and graffiti painted on the rocks below in the foreground.
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Railroad Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view looking across river of a railroad train on a railroad bridge crossing a river. On the rocks in the foreground below is a man fishing with a ...
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Group Posing Behind Logs Along Riverbank

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Description: Group portrait of men and women, all wearing hats, peeking over the top of a large log along the riverbank. Other large logs are piled behind them. A railr...
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Swimmer Bridge Diving

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Description: View across river towards a swimmer, caught in mid-air, jumping from the railroad bridge. Two people are on top of the bridge looking down. In the backgrou...
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Diver Standing on Bridge

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Description: View across water towards a diver posing on the railroad bridge over the river. Another man is standing on the railroad tracks on the left. Buildings are o...
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Railroad Bridge at Black River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: View across water towards what is identified as the second railroad bridge at Black River Falls. Note the wood trestle on the right.
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Railroad Bridge over Black River

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Description: Elevated view of the third railroad bridge over the Black River. Logs are lodged in the river.
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Woman and Baby at a Dam

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Description: Outdoor view of a woman posing standing near a child posing sitting on large rocks. In the background is a railroad bridge over the Black River, and a rive...
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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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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

Date: 1903
Description: View towards a train coming over a bridge. Identified as a railroad bridge in Black River Falls after 1903.

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