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Green Bay & Western Yards

Date: 1909
Description: Green Bay & Western train yards.
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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 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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Railroad Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View along railroad tracks towards the Merrillan depot and train. The Hotel Campbell is located on the left. A group of children and adults are sitting out...
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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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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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Train Passing by the Dam

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Description: Outdoor view of the dam in front of Black River Falls, showing the rushing water with a wooden railing in the foreground. There is a train on the railroad ...
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Wreckage of a Sand Hauler and Railroad Track

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Description: View of a railway at a construction site, with wreckage on the left side and a bridge in the background. Identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town ...
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Train at a Depot

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Description: View down platform towards a train at a depot, with several people on the wooden platform.
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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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Train Crossing a Bridge

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Description: View upriver towards a train passing over a bridge. Smoke is trailing behind the locomotive, and a man is standing on top of the first railroad car.
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Train Crossing a Bridge

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

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