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Woman Knitting Near Window

Date: 1898
Description: Elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair knitting in front of a window.
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Men in Front of Post Office and Bank

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Description: Panoramic view from street of sixteen men standing on the sidewalk in front of the Jackson County Bank and the Post Office. On the sidewalk in front of the...
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Furniture Store Interior

Date: 1895
Description: Interior of a furniture store, with two men posed among the rows of furniture. A group of chairs hangs from the ceiling.
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Woman on Ladder

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Description: View across yard towards a woman posing sitting halfway up a ladder which is against the porch roof of a brick building. She is holding a kitten on her kne...
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Studio Portrait of Woman with Book

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a woman looking out of a prop window with a lace curtain pulled aside. She is resting her chin on her hand and is holding a boo...
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Studio Portrait of European American Boys

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Description: Studio portrait of two unidentified European American boys posed against a prop window sill in front of a painted backdrop. The boy on the left is posed st...
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Exterior View of Residence of W.R. O'Hearn

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Description: Exterior view of the home of W.R. O'Hearn in Black River Falls, near 9th Court, just south of the water standpipe in the background. Three children are pos...
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Exterior View of Home of Henry Ormsby

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Description: View from street, in a stereograph form, of a two-story wooden house, identified as the northwest corner of 6th and Taylor, Black River Falls. This home wa...
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Exterior View of Home of Johnson

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Description: View across yard towards the southwest corner of South 2nd and Johnson (Grove). Owned by Johnson. There is a man standing inside the fence, and a girl stan...
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Interior of Home of Jane Thomas

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Description: Interior view of a home towards the front door with large window, and the base of a staircase on the right. In the center is a rocking chair, and a table a...
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Edna Richards Turner

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Description: Woman posing standing outdoors in the yard of a brick building. She is wearing a light-colored dress, and is identified as Edna Richards Turner.
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Indoor Portrait of European American Child

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Description: Indoor portrait of an unidentified girl posing standing in a room in front of lace curtains over windows. She is wearing a light-colored dress with a star-...
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Outdoor Group Portrait of European Americans

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an unidentified group of people. In the foreground a woman wearing a scarf around her head is holding a child in her arms, and just in...
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Residence of Dr. E. Krohn

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Description: View across lawn towards a wooden house with a large yard. Identified as the residence of Amos Elliott, and later E. Krohn, at 504 Fillmore Street.
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Jedney C. Matthews Residence

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Description: View across snowy yard towards a wooden house. Identified as the residence of Jedney C. Matthews before Adolph Homstad at 618 Main Street, southeast corner...
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Jedney C. Matthews Residence; Alternate View

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Description: View across snowy yard towards a wooden house with a wrap-around porch.
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Residence on the Corner of Main and Fourth Streets

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Description: Outdoor group portrait from across street of a European American family posing standing and sitting on the porch of a small wooden house. The house is iden...
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Unidentified Residence

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Description: Exterior portrait of a two-story wooden house with a large yard.
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Dilapidated House

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Description: View across yard towards a man and woman posing sitting and standing in front of a dilapidated two-story wooden house with broken windows. In the foregroun...
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McGillivray Factory

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Description: Outdoor view of a two-story wooden building, probably the McGillivray factory built about 1913 across the bridge at Water and Harrison Streets.

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