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Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Black River Falls, Jackson County

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye map of Black River Falls, looking southwest.
Photograph

Black River Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the river and town. Probably prior to 1885 because the Van Schaick building/photograph gallery is not constructed on Second Street.
Photograph

Log Jam on River

Date: 1876
Description: Log jam on a high-water river, probably the Ice Gorge of 1876.
Photograph

Overflowing River

Date: 1876
Description: Town with logs overflowing the river into yards, probably the Ice Gorge of 1876.
Photograph

Ice Gorge

Date: 1876
Description: Town and business district, showing the early covered bridge across from the tail race of the powerhouse, with logs overflowing the river into yards, proba...
Photograph

Ice Gorge

Date: 1876
Description: Logs piled on the shore of town, possibly due to Ice Gorge of 1876.
Photograph

Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
Photograph

Men and Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog standing on ice floes and looking over logs on an icy river.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Black River Falls

Date: 10 1884
Description: Sanborn insurance map of Black River Falls covering the area bordered by the Black River on the East, 3rd Street on the West, Johnson Street on the North, ...
Map or Atlas

Merrillan, Jackson County, Wisconsin

Date: 1883
Description: This birdseye view map reads: ""MERRILLAN JACKSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN. LOOKING FROM POSITION NORTH EAST ON THE TOWN." At the bottom are points to interest th...
Map or Atlas

Map of Jackson County, Wisconsin

Date: 1879
Description: A map of Jackson County, Wisconsin, shows the township and section survey, landownership, towns, villages, buildings, roads, railroads, county land, and st...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge at Black River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: View across water towards what is identified as the second railroad bridge at Black River Falls. Note the wood trestle on the right.
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 1892
Description: Elevated view upriver towards a railroad bridge crossing the river. Rocks are in the foreground in the middle of the river. Identified as the bridge across...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 1892
Description: Elevated view upriver towards a bridge and dam. Two people are walking among the rocks on the lower right. Identified as the railroad bridge across the Bla...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 1885
Description: View towards a railroad bridge across a river. Identified as the railroad bridge across the Black River after 1885.

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