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Women Near Dam

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Description: Two women walk the shoreline of a river. In the background, a dam and railroad bridge are visible.
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Woman and Kitten near Dam

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Description: A woman sits with a kitten in her lap near a dam. This dam is probably the log dam on the Black River. In the background, the boarding house for Spaulding ...
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Woman Gathering Stones near Dam

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Description: A woman gathers stones at the bottom of a falls near a dam, probably the Hatfield Dam.
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Boys Diving off Bulkhead of Powerhouse

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Description: A large group of boys are standing and sitting on the bulkhead of a powerhouse before a flood. The boys could dive under one side of the structure and swim...
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Flooded River

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Description: View from shoreline across river at flood stage, with water pouring over the dam on the right. On the far shoreline are buildings of the town.
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Dam on the Black River between 1908-1910

Date: 1909
Description: View upriver towards the dam, with Black River Falls on the opposite shoreline.
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Dam before 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline looking across the dam in front. Black River Falls is on the opposite shoreline, with several wooden structures, including the power ho...
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Dam at Black River Falls

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline looking across the churning water just below the dam. On the opposite shoreline is the town of Black River Falls, with several wooden s...
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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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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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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: View from rocky shoreline towards a dam and a railroad bridge across a river.
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: Elevated view looking upriver towards a dam and railroad bridge.
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

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Description: Double exposure, with the main view towards a railroad bridge across a river; the other view is of a dam.

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