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The Menominee

Date: 11 05 1913
Description: Text on the front reads: "The Menominee, Wauwatosa, Wis." The Menominee River flowing through a park-like area. The right bank appears eroded, the left ban...
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Man with Mower in Farmyard

Date: 1900
Description: Man with horse-drawn mower in yard of farm. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the drive in front of the large farmhouse.
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Sand Cliffs on Beach, Kenosha

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Description: View of a sand cliff and beach. Trees are growing at the top of the cliff, with exposed roots from erosion.
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"Very Accidental" Intersection

Date: 1937
Description: View of curve in unpaved road, with a guard rail on the right. There is erosion underneath trees just beyond the curve of the road. A road sign on the righ...
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Aftermath of the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the Black River after the 1911 flood. Severely eroded banks are on the left.
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1911 Flood in Black River Falls

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of the Black River after the 1911 flood. The banks are eroded, and power lines are downed.
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1911 Flood; Black River Falls

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the erosion caused by the 1911 Flood in Black River Falls. Houses are hanging off the edge of the river.
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Damage After 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: View along eroded shoreline of the damage from the 1911 flood of the Black River. A city street had been washed away. Three men are looking at the river.
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Flood Damage

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of damage to buildings after the 1911 flood of the Black River. Wooden debris is floating in the flood water and encroaching the shoreline.
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Flood Damage on Black River

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of damage from the 1911 flood of the Black River. An entire wall of a building is gone, and debris is along the river banks.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Men and Women

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of four women and a man standing on the back steps of a building. On the right is a woman standing on a wooden walkway with a railin...
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Wind Erosion

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Description: View of a dirt field showing signs of wind erosion. Farm buildings, a fence and fields are in the distance.
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Rabbit Rock

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Description: Three young people are standing on Rabbit Rock, two of them in the foreground, and one on top of the taller peak. Highway 13 is below in the background.
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Canoeing On a River

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Description: A man relaxing in a canoe on a river or lake. Behind him is a rock formation covered with trees.
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Lake View

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Description: View between trees of a lake with high rock walls on one side.
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Man Standing Near Cave Along Shoreline

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Description: View along shoreline of a lake towards a man standing near the mouth of a cave at the waterline. The cave is in steep, eroded cliffs, and trees and shrubs ...
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Trees Along Shoreline

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Description: View across water towards trees growing along steep, eroded cliffs at the shoreline.
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Trees By a Lake

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Description: View over water towards trees growing along steep, eroded cliffs at the shoreline.
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Bluffs and a Cave

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Description: View across water towards trees growing on the steep cliffs of a bluff at the shoreline. There is a cave about halfway up the cliff.
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Bluffs and Trees

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Description: View across water towards trees growing on the steep cliffs of a bluff at the shoreline.

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