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| Description: | Elevated view of the Boise-Payette Paper Mill, established in 1913. It was the largest employer in International Falls and became home to the second larges... |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Yellow Pine Paper Mill, known for its experimentation with the caustic soda process. The mill eventually switched to the sulphate method. |
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| Description: | Distant view of town from a bracken covered hillside. A water tower rises above the rural town and a railroad bridge stretches across the background. |
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| Description: | Panoramic elevated view of small town taken from the school house. The town is in flat country and has large expanses between houses. Caption reads: "Panor... |
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| Description: | Horse-drawn wagons, also known as milk buggies, dropping off cans of milk at the country cheese factory during summer. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline across water toward the mill. To the right of the main building are two smaller structures, with a watertower and silo behind. Two smok... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Thousands of bales of cotton with a water tower and a building with smokestacks in the background. Caption reads: "Ada Compress, 10,000 Bales Cotton In Sig... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | View of a barn and chicken coop, used to illustrate the poor quality of the coop. |
| Date: | 02 09 1951 |
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| Description: | Striking workers near a railroad crossing march in a circle holding handmade signs. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A man is pulling an eight-wheeled wagon down a dirt road using an International 8-16 tractor. A fence and water tower are in the background. |
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| Description: | A view of a plane marked with the number 2900 taking off from Kelly Field, created in 1916. A water tower and the military buidings of Camp Travis are see... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A man crouching in a farm field near a wooden tool, possibly doing irrigation work. A dirt road behind the man leads to several buildings and a water tower... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Side view of a man driving a team of three horses pulling an Oliver plow across a field. A large building, houses, and a water tower are in the background. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 19... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | A man stands on the bed of an International Scout truck while using a stage light on the set of the film "King Rat." Thatched-roof huts, a water tower, and... |
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| Description: | Stairs wrap around a tall cylindrical water tower in a grassy setting. Caption reads: "Stand Pipe, Rutland, Mass." |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | View of Scott Street looking west. There are automobiles parked on each side of the snowy street, and two men are standing on the corner holding shovels. S... |
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| Description: | Two men stand at the base of a tall standpipe, also known as a water tower. Caption reads: "The Stand Pipe, Waukon, Iowa." |
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| Description: | A tall standpipe, also known as a water tower, next to a fire department. Stables are at the street level and a bell is on the roof. Caption reads: "Stand ... |
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| Description: | View of a water tower built in 1901. Trees surround the structure and other buildings are in the background. |
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