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Wreckage Left by Flood
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Elevated view across the Wisconsin River, showing the wreckage left by the disastrous flood of July 24, 1912. A power dam on the Wisconsin River above Wausau broke, releasing the waters of its reservoir on the city. (Scene is looking south from a bridge.) Caption reads: "Scene South from High Bridge After the Flood, Wausau, Wisconsin."
July 1912
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company
1905
Elevated view toward the lumber company. A bridge over a river is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Looking South from City Hall Tower, Wausau, Wis."
Below the High Bridge After the Flood
July 23, 1912
Text on front reads: "Below the High Bridge After the Flood. Wausau, Wisconsin." Railroad cars were swept away when dams at Brokaw and Merrill failed on the Wisconsin River, sending a wave of water...
Below the High Bridge After the Flood
July 23, 1912
Text on front reads: "Below the High Bridge After the Flood. Wausau, Wisconsin." Railroad cars were swept away when dams at Brokaw and Merrill failed on the Wisconsin River, sending a wave of water...
Stroller's Bridge
1909
View from shoreline towards Stroller's Bridge. Caption reads: "Strollers Bridge and the Old Wisconse, Wausau, Wis."
Wausau Railroad Station
1905
Elevated view of the railroad station looking west. A bridge over the river is in the foreground, and a large water tower is across the railroad tracks on the left. Caption reads: "Looking West fro...
Bridge Over Wisconsin River
1918
View of the bridge over the Wisconsin River at Big Bull Falls, seen at low water.
