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Loggers in Bateaux

Date: 1900
Description: Log driving crew on river in five bateaux. In the background on the left is a bridge.
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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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Breaking Log Jam on Chippewa River

Date: 1903
Description: Three barefoot boys stand on a pile of logs in the foreground looking across the river at a group of men working to free a log jam in the Big Eddy on the C...
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Wanigan and Bateau on the Chippewa River

Date: 1896
Description: Two men, one wearing an apron, sit in a wanigan tied to the shore of the Chippewa River near Chippewa Falls. The inside of the boat appears to have a pile ...
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Log Drive at Jim Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Men in bateaux for the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's log drive on the Chippewa River at Jim Falls.
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Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
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Big Falls on the Flambeau River

Date: 1900
Description: Big Falls, looking down the Flambeau River. There are large boulders in the foreground and patches of ice in the river. Caption at bottom reads: "Big Falls...
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Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
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Park and River near Chippewa Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Chippewa Falls with a park and river in the foreground.
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Log Jam on the Chippewa River

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Description: Large log jam on the Chippewa River. In the distance a group of men stand atop the jammed logs.
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Brunette Falls on the Chippewa River

Date: 1908
Description: Brunette Falls on the Chippewa River. Several logs are jammed on a rock formation in the river.
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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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Holcombe Dam

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Description: The Holcomb[e] or Little Falls Dam on the Chippewa River, with rocky shoreline in foreground.
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Footbridge near Brunet Falls

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Description: Footbridge spanning the Chippewa River near Brunet Falls (now Cornell Falls)
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Little Falls, Flambeau River

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Description: Looking down the Flambeau River near Little Falls. There may be a logjam in the distance.
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Houses on the Banks of the Chippewa River

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Description: View across river of several houses and other buildings standing at the edge of the Chippewa River. One building has stilts supporting the back porch over ...
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Lumber Mill on Chippewa River

Date: 1900
Description: View across Chippewa River of the Big Lumber Mill on the opposite bank.
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Lumber Mill on Chippewa River in Winter

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Description: A lumber mill complex on the banks of the Chippewa River. Patches of ice are on the river. Numerous logs lie on the shore opposite the mill and on the ice.
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River Steamer Chippewa on West Eau Claire Levee

Date: 1868
Description: The river steamer Chippewa drawn up alongside shore on the West Eau Claire Levee. The steamer was built by Captain E.E. Heerman at La Crosse in 1866...
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Spring Log Running

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the Chippewa River in front of the "Big Mill".

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