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Railroad Yard

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view depicting what was then the "new" Chicago, Northwestern Railroad Yard. Caption reads: "New C. & N. W. R. R. Yards, Janesville, Wis."
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Crumbling Mine Building

Date: 1909
Description: A deteriorating mining building seen from across a field.
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Lindaur Mill Flume

Date: 1909
Description: The Lindaur Mill Flume. A man is standing in the left foreground. In the distance is the Court House with clocktower. Caption reads: "Lindaur Mill Flume, M...
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. A person is in the right foreground. Caption reads: "A Glimpse(?) of Port Washington, Wis."
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Elevated View of Town

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Birdseye View Port Washington, Wis."
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Government Pier

Date: 1909
Description: View down Government Pier. In the distance are industrial buildings along the shoreline. Caption reads: "Gov't Pier Port Washington, Wis."
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Sulphur Well and Natural Gas

Date: 1909
Description: A crowd observes a sulphur well and natural gas at Toyah Basin, the location of the discovery of Permian gypsum deposits in 1854.
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Street Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View down street of central business district. Storefronts and building facades are on both sides of the street, and a few pedestrians are standing or walk...
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Old Mill

Date: 1909
Description: View of the side of a mill. The mill has a large awning over a loading dock. A man with a beard and a hat stands near the side of the mill.
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Bird's-Eye View of Railroad Yards

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Fennimore, primarily the train depot. There is a windmill near railroad cars, and dwellings are in the distance.
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Viola Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View down center of tracks along platform towards the railroad depot. Two men are standing on the platform near two carts. On the platform are two wooden c...
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Elevated View of Baraboo River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the Baraboo River. The main part of town is on the far left shoreline. On the right industrial buildings are near a bridge spanning the ri...
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Big Mill

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized view of Big Mill, a lumber sawmill on the Chippewa river, next to a churning rapids. In the foreground are loose logs, whitewater, river boulders...
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Nimrod the Dog

Date: 1909
Description: Carl Greene's dog Nimrod resting on the grass in Watersmeet. There is a chain on his collar, and The Gang's travel supplies, including a cased mandolin, ar...
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Findorff Mill Fire

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the damage from the fire. Burned logs are in the foreground, and pieces of burned and broken machinery is among the broken foundation. Men...
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Parfrey's Mill and Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Parfrey's Mill and Dam. Richland Ctr. Wis." A grist mill, dam and millpond on the Pine River. More buildings are behind the mill. The...

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