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Raft over Dam at Munger's Mill

Date: 08 24 1886
Description: View across water of several men steering a lumber raft over the dam at Munger's Mill. A second raft is in the background, in front of railroad bridge.
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Bridge over Wolf River

Date: 1907
Description: View from shoreline of men standing on the bridge over west branch of the Wolf River. They are constructing the Wisconsin & Northern railroad bridge.
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Railroad Bridge near Eau Claire

Date: 09 01 1882
Description: View looking up towards the special train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad comprised of 24 freight cars loaded with lumber and other ...
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Fairchild & Northeastern Train at Greenwood

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Description: View from shoreline of the Fairchild & Northeastern steam locomotive pulling a load of logs over the Black River bridge near Greenwood. A man is standing o...
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Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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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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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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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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Trestle Bridge at Whiteside

Date: 1864
Description: View from shoreline of tall trestle bridge on the railroad line crossing the river at Whiteside. Two men sit on logs in the river on the left. More men sit...
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Construction Work on the New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: View from top of new bridge of construction grounds at the bridge site. There are cars carrying building materials on the railroad tracks by the Bridgeport...
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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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Repaired Bridge

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of a reinforced railroad bridge over a river. There are stone foundations on both banks supporting the railroad bed. Wood has been stac...
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Repaired Deck Truss Bridge

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of a railroad bridge repaired with timber stacked all the way up from the riverbed to reinforce the truss of the bridge....
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Aerial View of Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co.

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view showing shipyards, rivers and roads.
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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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Cabin by the River

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Description: View along shoreline towards a cabin, with a railroad bridge in the distance. Lumber is lying on the grass in the foreground.
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Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: Ahnapee & Western Railway Bridge construction. View is from Highway Bridge. There are ships on the right side beyond the bridge. The forested shoreline cur...
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C. & N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the railroad bridge over the Rock River at Ft. Atkinson. Wilcox Lumber is on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Bri...

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