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Jackson County Bank

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Description: Man standing in the open rear barred doorway of the Jackson County Bank, holding a piece of watermelon, surrounded by barred windows that have panes and cu...
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Man Hanging from Telephone Pole

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Description: Man hanging upside down from the top of a telephone pole with spectators below. O.J. Heath Saloon on the northeast corner of the intersection of First and ...
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Burning Building

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Description: Frame house on fire, and men standing on stone fence in front of the burning building.
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Fire at McGillavray Sash and Door Company

Date: 1912
Description: Building on fire, probably the McGillavray Sash and Door Company in the summer of 1912. The fire probably started from sparks from a steam engine used to f...
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Railway Crane lifting Boxcar

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Description: Crowd watching a railway crane lift a boxcar from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway back on the track.
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Railway Crane lifting Boxcar

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Description: Crowd watching a railway crane lift a boxcar from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway back on the track.
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Sand Quarrying

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Description: Sand quarrying in German Hill to obtain fill for use in the business district after a flood. Steam shovel in use.
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Two Men and Small Locomotive

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Description: Two men posing in front of a small locomotive, probably a donkey engine used to refill downtown after the flood.
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: Black River Falls and the bridge spanning it, probably the second railroad bridge.
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Train Crossing Railroad Bridge

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Description: Freight train crossing river on a bridge north of Black River Falls.
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Men Standing on Freight Train

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Description: Men standing on top of a freight train crossing the river, and a log dam before the flood. Painted rocks in the river advertise for A.F. Werner.
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Freight Train on Bridge

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Description: Freight train on bridge over river, probably taken from the mouth of Snow Creek.
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Kellogg Box Telephone

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Description: Kellogg box telephone in front of a painted backdrop. Patented November 26, 1901.
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Workmen Installing Telephone Poles

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Description: Workmen erecting a telephone pole with a horse team.
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Three Workmen

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a telephone pole with climbing equipment, with two men standing below.
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Lineman Suspended above Street

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Description: Elevated view towards a lineman sitting in a suspended seat, possibly stringing telephone line. There is an automobile parked near a brick building across ...
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Switchboard Room

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Description: Telephone switchboard room.
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Three Women Working Switchboard

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Description: Three female telephone operators working at the telephone switchboard.
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Two Women Working Switchboard

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Description: Two female telephone operators working at the telephone switchboard. Woman speaking into the mouthpiece of the switchboard.
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Two Women Working Switchboard

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Description: Two female telephone operators working the telephone switchboard.

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