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Filter: Year of 1900-1999
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of River Falls, River Falls, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The State College in River Falls. Caption at bottom left, which may have been added to original, reads: "State Normal School, River Falls, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of the church. Caption reads: "The 'Methodist' Church, River Falls, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Men are standing with horse-drawn wagons on Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from roof of Main Street. Horse-drawn vehicles line the curb on the opposite side of the street. Caption reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The Congregational Church in River Falls, locally called the "Congo". |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Seven people gather around the fireplace at the home of Professor Jacobson, toasting marshamallows (probably). |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | George Fortune of River Falls sitting in his new car, with his dog in the back seat. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | A college student setting out to class in zero degree weather. He is holding his books, and is wearing a hat and gloves, and has a scarf wrapped around his... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | A view of the row of shops along Main Street, with J.W. Allard's store in the foreground on the right. A group of men are further down the street. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A view of the vine-covered facade and side of North Hall at the State Normal School. Stone work decorates the top of the building and a flag flies from the... |
| Date: | 10 01 1952 |
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| Description: | Combination Class B Retail liquor license granted to Emma Johnson of River Falls. |
| Date: | 04 1965 |
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| Description: | A spreading specimen of Ulmus rubra dwarfs a small house in the background. This tree, with a trunk circumference of 16 feet 5 inches, was the subje... |
| Date: | 10 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street, River Falls, Wis." Main street with a parking boulevard in the center, filled with automobiles. Several people are out a... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "North Hall, State Normal School, River Falls, Wis." A view of the vine-covered facade and side of North Hall at the State Normal Scho... |
| Date: | 12 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "In the Park, River Falls, Wis." A log cabin or shelter surrounded by picnic tables and many mature trees. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "South Hall State Normal School, River Falls, Wis." A view of the vine-covered front of South Hall at the State Normal School. The sch... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from River Falls, Wis." Text on the reverse reads: "The Chalmer Davee Library was built in 1954. In addition to the usual f... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Power-House and Pumping Station. River Falls, Wis." A hydroelectric station on the Kinnickinnic River. Today there are two dams and p... |
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