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Falls and Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Chippewa falls and dam. Caption reads: "Falls and Dam, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Chippewa Falls, Wis. General View, from South Side of River

Date: 1910
Description: Chippewa Falls from the south side of the river below the falls. Includes the Sheely House Tavern, railway buildings, box cars, a train with five passenger...
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Yellow River Bridge

Date: 05 03 1908
Description: Photographic view of the Yellow River Bridge. A horse-drawn wagon full of hay is crossing the bridge. Houses and trees can be seen on the far side of the r...
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Beet Sugar Factory

Date: 1910
Description: View across the Chippewa River towards an industrial red brick building, that is six stories tall in the center section, with a large smokestack at the cen...
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Wissota Power House and Dam

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized postcard view of Wissota hydroelectric power house and dam as seen from Lake Wissota upstream side. Wissota dam is east of Chippewa Falls. Captio...
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Tilden Mill

Date: 1905
Description: View of Tilden Mill and dam on Duncan Creek. In the foreground two men are standing and sitting on a large, flat boulder. Caption reads: "Tilden Mill, Chip...
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The Chippewa River at Cornell, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Chippewa River. Caption reads: "Chippewa River, Cornell, Wis."
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The Chippewa River at Cornell, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Chippewa River. Caption reads: "Chippewa River, Cornell, Wis."
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Big Mill

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view of Big Mill, a lumber sawmill on the Chippewa river, next to a churning rapids. In the foreground are loose logs, whitewater, river boulders...
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Logs in Chippewa River, above the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of logs floating in river, looking east between falls and railroad bridge. In the upper right corner is a large number of logging pylons...
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Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: Two men standing on logs are looking at the log jam in the river. Caption reads: "Breaking Log Jam in the Chippewa River"
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Log Jam on Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of log jam. A sand bluff is across the river in the upper left corner. Caption reads: "Log Jam on Chippewa River."
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Moon Light on The Rapids, Chippewa Falls

Date: 1910
Description: View from the south shore of the Chippewa River, looking west, showing choppy, churning rapids, and a silhouette of the Big Mill and smokestack.
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Chippewa Falls, Wis. Bridge, Crossing the Chippewa River

Date: 1910
Description: A colorized view from shoreline of the steel beam bridge, with five sections and five bridge pylons. The bridge was downstream from the rapids on Main stre...
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Wagon Bridge and C.L. & B. Co.'s Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking east and upstream from the shoreline towards the wide Chippewa River. The water level is nearly up to the railroad tracks in the fore...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of a bridge crossing Duncan Creek in Irvine Park with trees and river bend in background. Caption reads: "Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Bridge and Rocky Scenery at Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: View of a bend in Duncan Creek with a bridge, trees, a quarried rock face and road in Irvine Park (probably the "Bear Cage Road"). Caption reads: "Bridge a...
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Driveway at Duncan Creek in Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: A curving, rutted dirt road between a rock wall at Duncan Creek in Irvine Park (probably the "Bear Cage Road"). Caption reads: "Driveway at Duncan Creek in...
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A Beautiful Scene in Irvine Park

Date: 1920
Description: A tree-lined rock face next to Duncan Creek in Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls. Caption reads: "A Beautiful Scene in Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Irvine Park

Date: 1940
Description: A colored photographic elevated view of Irvine Park. There are park roads, a bridge and trees. Caption reads: "Chippewa Falls, Wis. General View, Irvine Pa...

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