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Tornado Aftermath

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Description: The wreckage of buildings on the John Hedler farm after a tornado. An intact wooden barrel and part of a wooden fence stands in the center foreground. A la...
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South Side Manufacturing Company in Winter

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Description: Elevated view from road of a building on the grounds of the South Side Manufacturing Company, surrounded by a lean-to stacked with lumber. Two horses stand...
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Chippewa Falls Chair Company

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Description: Exterior view of a rectangular clapboard building. On the right side are large letters spelling out: "CHIPPEWA FALLS CHAIR CO." The building stands in a fi...
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Town Skyline

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Description: Elevated view of park-like, lightly-wooded area with Duncan Creek running through it. A dirt road runs over a bridge to the left. The skyline of Chippewa F...
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Downtown Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view looking North down middle of Bridge Street. Both sides of the street are lined with commercial buildings. There are several horse-drawn vehic...
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Flood Wreckage

Date: 1903
Description: View of the wreckage of wooden structures lying on the shoreline of a river after a flood. A dam across the river has been partially washed away. A man is ...
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Dam on Duncan Creek

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Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of dam in Chippewa Falls.
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Wreckage Left After Flood

Date: 1903
Description: View from railroads tracks of the wreckage of wooden buildings left behind after a flood. Intact buildings are visible in a skyline in the distance, and pe...
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Irvine Park Station

Date: 1900
Description: The inter-urban street car terminal station shelter at Irvine Park. A heavy snowfall covers the landscape. A stone wall gateway with lampposts and decorati...
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Little Girls Having a Tea Party

Date: 1900
Description: Margery Bish (left) and another little girl, unidentified, sit at a low outdoor table set with a tea service. There is a china doll propped under the table...
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Toddler in Cloak

Date: 1896
Description: Margery Bish, the toddler daughter of the photographer, stands on a dirt road wearing a hooded cloak.
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Street Scene

Date: 1926
Description: A busy street scene. Cars are parked at the curbs on either side of the street. Two women walk on the sidewalk. An American flag flies from the top of a bu...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1926
Description: A gazebo dedicated to solders and sailors in Irvine Park. A flagpole and benches are in front of the gazebo.
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Hotel Northern

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of the Hotel Northern. The hotel has a Western Union and drugstore on the street level. An American flag flies from the top of the building.
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Edward Rutledge Charity

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior of the Edward Rutledge Charity. There is a sign for the tourist camp and Irvine Park on the lamppost.
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Old Mill at Chippewa Falls

Date: 1915
Description: View across river of an "old mill." There is a waterwheel attached to the left side of the mill. A small waterfall and a number of trees and foliage surrou...
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Hospital at Northern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled

Date: 1938
Description: Exterior view of front entrance of the Hospital building at The Northern Wisconsin Colony and Training School. Climbing vines cover the exterior wall of th...
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Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of fourteen people who make up the Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare. They are posed front of a building at the Northe...
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Sample Pine Log

Date: 1908
Description: Cut sample pine log mounted as an exhibit in Irvine Park.
Postcard

High School

Date: 1916
Description: Hand-colored postcard view from across street towards the Chippewa Falls High School on North Bridge Street. Caption reads: "High School, Chippewa Falls, W...

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