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Log Jam on Icy River

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Description: Five men and a log jam on an icy river.
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Men with Workhorses

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Description: Men with workhorses hitched to a sleigh, possibly a Spaulding Oscillating Sleigh.
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Man Driving Bobsled

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Description: Man driving a bobsled and team of two horses. A row of buildings is along the street in the background.
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Man Holding Two Horses

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing with two horses with white-blazed foreheads. Taken in town, with buildings in the background and snow on the ground.
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Man Posing with Horse

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Description: Man posing with a draft horse, probably a Clydesdale, in front of the Merchants Inn. There were many draft stallions, English Shire, Clydesdale, Norman Per...
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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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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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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.
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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.
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Two-Story Frame House

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Description: Two-story and one-story frame house with a snow-covered yard.
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Sleds and Sleighs

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Description: Winter scene with sleds and sleighs on a snow-covered street in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The man in center sleigh is probably Moses Paquette.
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Group of People on Board Sidewalk

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Description: Group of four women and man posing on a board sidewalk between snow drifts in front of the high school.
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Group of People with Bobsled

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with six women, six children, and a man examining a bobsled hitched to a horse.
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Farm Land Scenery

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Description: View of a bridge, several wooden frame buildings, and farm land covered with snow. This land is possibly Narracong, later named Loaschings Millon Squire Cr...
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Log Cabin and Corn Crib

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Description: A log cabin is visible on the right, with a corn crib near the center of the photograph. In addition, wooden farm sheds are visible along with various equi...
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Men With Steam Machinery

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Description: A group of men use steam machinery to clear a field or saw lumber. In the foreground, men stand on a horse-drawn wagon and sled.
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Three Horses in Barnyard

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Description: Two men display three horses on reins, probably in front of Abe Bailey's barn.
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Man with Horses in Snow-Covered Field

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Description: A man and six horses standing in a snow-covered field on a hill.
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Man and Woman Posed on Horseback

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Description: A man and woman pose on separate horses in a snow-covered farmyard.

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