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Men Posing with Fish

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Description: Two men are posing standing on the left with their catch of fish. Another man is sitting on the ground with a dog under a tree on the right. All three men ...
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View of the Black River

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Description: Outdoor view, in stereograph form, looking up the Black River from Black River Falls. There are logs in the river in the foreground, and a bridge in the ba...
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Quarry Scene

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Description: View down railroad tracks towards a group of men posing standing near and on a rock face and a track, with a river on the left. Identified as probably the ...
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Quarry Laborers by the River

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Description: View across railroad tracks towards a group of men standing near and on a rock face an a cliff above a river. Identified as probably the quarry connected t...
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Quarry Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing standing near and on a rock face with two sets of small railroad tracks behind them. Identified as probably the quar...
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Railroad Bridge over Black River

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Description: Elevated view of the third railroad bridge over the Black River. Logs are lodged in the river.
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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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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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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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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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Construction of the Bulkhead

Date: 1908
Description: View looking towards men working on a construction site. Identified as the construction of the bulkhead for the powerhouse in 1908. There are men standing ...
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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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Boat Ride

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline towards a large group of men and women posing on the shore, and on boat moored to the shore of a lake. Location identified as a 1908 bo...
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York Iron Mine and Boarding House

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Description: View across water towards a brick building behind a group of trees along the shoreline. Identified as the York iron mine and boarding house.
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Logs near Water

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Description: View across water towards large logs on the bank of a body water.

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