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Log Jam
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View from shoreline of a log jam under a railroad bridge about half a mile from the Black River Falls Dam. On the opposite shoreline, men sit atop a fence. Another man stands at the top of the hill near the railroad tracks.
Van Schaick, Charles
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View from shoreline towards a railroad bridge across a river. Pilings are in the foreground.
Log Jam under Hatfield Wagon Bridge
Men working to break up a log jam under the Hatfield Wagon Bridge. This is the original Hatfield Bridge, destroyed when the Hatfield Dam failed in the flood of 1911.
Log Jam under Hatfield Bridge
Men working to break up a log jam under the Hatfield Bridge. This is the original Hatfield Bridge, destroyed when the Hatfield Dam failed in the flood of 1911.
