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Man on Log Dam

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Description: Exterior view of an individual posing standing on top of a high log dam in the distance. There is a wood railing in the foreground.c
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Tom Van Schaick on a Hammock

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American man posing sitting on a hammock with a body of water in the background. Man identified as Tom Van Schaick.
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Charles or Tom Van Schaick

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man posing standing near the water's edge wearing a suit coat and derby hat, and holding an umbrella. Man identified as Charles J. Va...
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Tom Van Schaick and Julia Ormsby

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a man and woman posparties in a wedding sitting in a hammock near a body of water. They are identified as Tom Van Schaick and Julia Orm...
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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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Man on a Bulkhead on River

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Description: Outdoor view of a man posing sitting on a concrete structure in the river. Identified as the bulkhead built in 1908 to control water to the power house.
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Power House

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Description: Outdoor view looking across the Black River just north of the town, showing several wooden structures along the far shoreline, including the first power ho...
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Laying the Foundation of the Second Powerhouse

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Description: Outdoor view looking down at men working on a high brick foundation on the river, with a railroad bridge in the background. Identified as the laying of the...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view from shoreline towards a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings in the background on the opposite shoreline. Identified as the second po...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down a hill towards a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings on a hill in the background. Identified as the second powerhouse th...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down at a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings in the background. Identified as the second powerhouse that was replaced in 191...
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Fishing at the Third Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down at a powerhouse, with town buildings in the background and men fishing along the shoreline. Identified as the third powerhouse bu...
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Second Powerhouse with High Water

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905.
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View of Spaulding Boardinghouse and Wagon Shop from the Black River

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Description: View across river just below the dam towards buildings on the opposite shoreline. The buildings identified include the Spaulding wagon shop on the left, an...
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Woman Driving a Buggy across a Bridge

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Description: View from side of bridge towards a horse pulling a woman in a buggy across the bridge. The river can be seen on the left and right below the bridge. An unp...
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Dells Near Hatfield

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Description: Outdoor view across dam on a river towards people on the far shoreline, with a building on the hill behind them. Location identified as the Dells dam near ...
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Construction of the Hatfield Dam

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view across rushing water towards a construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield Dam, looking northwest.
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Hatfield Dam Construction

Date: 1907
Description: Slightly elevated view of men working on the construction of a dam across a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield Dam in 1907.
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Hatfield Dam Construction

Date: 1907
Description: View of the construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield dam in 1907.
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Hatfield Dam Construction

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior portrait of the construction site of a dam on a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield dam in 1907.

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