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Water Street
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Water Street showing a horse-drawn vehicle and storefronts looking toward a hill. The small building at the end of the street is the creamery. The text on the back of the postcard indicates the following: this is the scene before the "Flood of 1911." This street became a new river channel after that flood. The creamery indicated above was the first building to be destroyed on Water Street during the flood.
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Traffic on Main Street
View from side of street towards a surrey pulled by a team of two horses moving down the street near storefronts. There are other horse-drawn vehicles further down the street.
Flood Scene
1911
Photographic postcard view of a street scene. Groups of people are gathered along the sidewalks near storefronts. A building on the left has a painted sign for "Selz Royal Blue Shoes" painted on it...
Two Buildings on Street
Building along a street in town. Sign on one building advertises the Sparta Fair, August 24 to 27, 1897. Man and woman in horse-drawn wagon.
Main Street
View down Main Street, with storefronts on both sides. A wagon loaded with straw is coming down the snow-covered street pulled by two horses. People are gathered along the board sidewalks.
Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral
May 1911
Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes several horse-drawn carriages and some people o...
Black River Falls Flooding
1911
A panoramic view of Black River Falls flooded streets, possibly taken during the flood of 1911. Three men are standing on the sidewalk next to the "Tollack & Son" storefront on the left street corner.
