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Falls and Dam

Date: 1910
Description: Chippewa falls and dam. Caption reads: "Falls and Dam, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Cornell Dam and Powerhouse

Date: 1913
Description: Dam and hydroelectric power house, with a billowing smokestack and a crane in the background.
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Little Falls Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View from below Little Falls Dam on the Chippewa River.
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Little Falls Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View of Little Falls Dam on the Chippewa River.
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Buildings in Stanley

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated panoramic view of buildings in Stanley.
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ...
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Group with Wagon Outside Dealership

Date: 1915
Description: Group of men and a woman standing near a horse-drawn wagon outside an International Harvester farm implement dealership. The group is standing near an Osbo...
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The Eagle House

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior of cabin in Chippewa County where Old Abe was kept after his capture as a wild eaglet. The cabin is referred to as the "Eagle House".
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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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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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McDonell Memorial High School

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard of McDonell Memorial High School. Caption reads: "McDonell Memorial High School, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Memorial High School and Notre Dame Church

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored postcard view looking up a unpaved road and sidewalk at McDonell Memorial High School and Notre Dame church with the nuns' convent in the back...
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The Chippewa River at Cornell, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Chippewa River. Caption reads: "Chippewa River, Cornell, Wis."
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The Chippewa River at Cornell, Wis.

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Chippewa River. Caption reads: "Chippewa River, Cornell, Wis."
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Logs in Chippewa River, above the Falls

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of logs floating in river, looking east between falls and railroad bridge. In the upper right corner is a large number of logging pylons...
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Moon Light on The Rapids, Chippewa Falls

Date: 1910
Description: View from the south shore of the Chippewa River, looking west, showing choppy, churning rapids, and a silhouette of the Big Mill and smokestack.
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Wagon Bridge and C.L. & B. Co.'s Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking east and upstream from the shoreline towards the wide Chippewa River. The water level is nearly up to the railroad tracks in the fore...
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The Fourth Annual Ski Tournament

Date: 1910
Description: View looking up towards a ski jumper airborne over the top edge of a hill as a large crowd is looking on from the sides. The top of the ski jump scaffold i...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of a bridge crossing Duncan Creek in Irvine Park with trees and river bend in background. Caption reads: "Irvine Park, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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A Cool Retreat and Springs, Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Rock outcroppings with birch trees and a long staircase climbing a hill in Irvine Park. Caption reads: "A Cool Retreat and Springs, Irvine Park, Chippewa F...

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