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Powerhouse in Black River Falls

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Description: Powerhouse for the city electric utility with a tail race below, a man standing on the left of the powerhouse, and a train in the left background
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Dam Construction Behind Railroad Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: Construction of a dam visible from behind a railroad bridge. A train is crossing the bridge.
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Train approaching Railroad Station

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Description: Train approaching railroad station crowded with people.
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Train approaching Railroad Station

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Description: Train approaching railroad station crowded with people and a band, possibly men coming or going from military service in World War I.
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Train at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd of people and a band meet a train, possibly troops leaving for World War I.
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Train at Railroad Station

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Description: Train releasing steam at the railroad station.
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Train Crossing Railroad Bridge

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Description: Freight train crossing river on a bridge north of Black River Falls.
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Men Standing on Freight Train

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Description: Men standing on top of a freight train crossing the river, and a log dam before the flood. Painted rocks in the river advertise for A.F. Werner.
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Freight Train on Bridge

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Description: Freight train on bridge over river, probably taken from the mouth of Snow Creek.
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Men on Railroad Tracks

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Description: Panoramic view of group of men, boys, and girls lined up along railroad tracks, posing sitting and standing on and near two trains. There is a brick buildi...
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Two Men Posed with Locomotive

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Description: Two men posed by the locomotive of a freight train on railroad tracks, probably by the coal shed at Millston. The two-wheeled express wagon on the platform...
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Group of Men Posed with Railroad Train

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Description: View from steep bank of a large group of men posed standing with shovels by a railroad train with flat cars covered with sand or dirt. Man of the men are h...
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Passenger Train on Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a passenger train on a railroad bridge over a river. Men are standing on the bridge in front of the locomotive. There is snow on the...
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Passenger Train on Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a passenger train on a railroad bridge over a river. There is snow on the ground and ice on the river.
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: View across river towards a railroad train on a railroad bridge crossing the river. There are signs and graffiti painted on the rocks below.
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: View looking up towards a locomotive and five railroad cars on a railroad bridge crossing a river.
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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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Camp Douglas Looking North

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Description: Exterior view identified as Camp Douglas from the south looking north. Elevated view of a town with a railroad track and an oncoming train in the center ...
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Quarry Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing standing near and on a rock face with two sets of small railroad tracks behind them. Identified as probably the quar...
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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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