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Log Jam

Date: 1895
Description: Logs move down the river, swirling with cross currents, resulting in a huge log jam.
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Black River Falls

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the river and town. Probably prior to 1885 because the Van Schaick building/photograph gallery is not constructed on Second Street.
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Baptist Church

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of Baptist Church.
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Union High School

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of Union High School with several people and a bicycle in the foreground.
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Union High School

Date: 1890
Description: Back view of Union High School.
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High School

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of the high school, built in 1897.
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Jackson County Courthouse

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Jackson County Courthouse.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1890
Description: View of a Lutheran church.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1890
Description: View of Methodist church.
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Ferris Wheel

Date: 1893
Description: People gathered around a Ferris wheel.
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Group of People at Railroad Station

Date: 1898
Description: Group of people looking at single car at the railroad station, probably a special car for a traveling minstrel show.
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Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
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Woman Pushing Baby Carriage

Date: 1894
Description: Young woman in residential area, standing in a yard pushing a baby carriage with a ruffled top. On the left are houses, and in the far background a group o...
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Cats and Dogs on Sidewalk

Date: 1895
Description: Cat, kittens, and dogs sitting on a platform near a board sidewalk. Farm buildings and several woodpiles are visible in the background.
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Sign on Fence Post

Date: 1895
Description: Fence and sign that says, "Dusty Roads and Weary Willies are Strictly Forbidden."
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Two Women in Front of House

Date: 1895
Description: Two women standing in the doorway of a house, numbered 419.

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