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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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Two Waterfalls

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Description: View looking up to two waterfalls, which flow side by side.
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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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Rocky Hillside

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Description: Elevated view of a hillside with trees, plants and grass, and a partially exposed face of eroded rock.
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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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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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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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Rock Formations

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Description: Elevated view from cliff of an arched-shaped rock formation towering over a lake below. The trees surrounding the lake are autumn colored. This appears to...
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Hubert Humphrey Campaigning

Date: 1960
Description: Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota campaigning for the presidential nomination in southwestern Wisconsin. Humphrey stands at the historical marker in Co...
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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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Erosion on McPeak Farm

Date: 1928
Description: T. N19 R. 4W about section 19, McPeak farm. A 50 foot deep ravine is seen rapidly eating its way toward farm buildings.
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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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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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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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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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Green Elm Road Bridge

Date: 10 26 1986
Description: Green Elm Road Bridge over the east fork of Hemlock Creek, showing the rocks used to prevent erosion.
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Winter Construction

Date: 1934
Description: Terracing on Ellis Street during the winter. Two automobiles are parked alongside the road in the foreground. The terraced hill is snow covered, and a chur...
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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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