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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.
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Elevated View of Town and River

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Description: Elevated view of buildings in town with river in the background.
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Billboards on Water Street

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Description: Billboards with advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. Bridge visible to the left. The J.J. McGillivra...
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Man in Buggy

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Description: Man in a buggy driving a team of two horses in the country. There may be a river in the background on the left.
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Buildings in Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Buildings in high flood water, and floating near the powerhouse spillway.
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Crowd Near River

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Description: Crowd on the rocky shore of the river, the railroad bridge in the distance.
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Crowd of People on Bridge

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Description: Bridge into town lined with people and icy water below.
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Bridge and Dam on River

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Description: Bridge with water underneath, and a wooden levy dam.
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High Water on River

Date: 1905
Description: View of the river and town. High water looking west. Site of the present dam, but this was the old roller dam. Building with an advertisement for Veterinar...
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Log Jam on River

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

Date: 1876
Description: Logs piled on the shore of town, possibly due to Ice Gorge of 1876.
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Crowd Fishing from Rocks

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Description: View along shoreline of group of men and boys fishing from rocks under a bridge, while others watch from above. Houses are in the far background on a hill....
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Ice Gorge

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Description: View of logs and ice in the river, probably the Ice Gorge of 1876.
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Woman Looking Across River

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Description: A portrait of a woman holding an umbrella looking out from a low hill over a landscape towards a river. A settlement can be seen on the other side of the r...
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Mrs. George Funmaker Sr. on the Black River Bridge

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Description: A Ho-Chunk woman is walking across the Black River Bridge wearing a long shawl over her shoulders and carrying a bundle. Identified as Mrs. George Funmaker...
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Flood of 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood.
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View down Water Street

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Description: View down Water Street, with billboards advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. There is also a bridge ...
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Panoramic Street View

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Description: Panoramic street view, with small groups of people scattered about, and standing on the sidewalks near buildings lining the unpaved street. On the sides of...
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Elevated View of Town

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Description: Elevated view of town. The tallest building is the Jackson County Court House, the church near it is the Baptist Church, and the church across the street i...

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