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Train Passing by the Dam
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Outdoor view of the dam in front of Black River Falls, showing the rushing water with a wooden railing in the foreground. There is a train on the railroad bridge in the distance. The photograph was taken from the power house located just north of town and shows where the water entered under the power house.
Van Schaick, Charles
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Train Crossing a Bridge
A freight train makes its way across a bridge over a dam on the Black River.
Dam near Railroad Bridge
One side of a concrete dam with a railroad bridge to the right, and houses in the background.
Dam and Railroad Bridge with Passing Train
March 22, 1905
View of the dam in front of Black River Falls with several wooden structures in the background, and a train passing on the railroad bridge over the river.
Railroad Bridge across the Black River
Elevated view looking upriver towards a dam and railroad bridge.
Railroad Bridge across the Black River
Double exposure, with the main view towards a railroad bridge across a river; the other view is of a dam.
Railroad Bridge across the Black River
View from rocky shoreline towards a dam and a railroad bridge across a river.
