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Flood Damage

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of damage to buildings after the 1911 flood of the Black River. Wooden debris is floating in the flood water and encroaching the shoreline.
Photograph

Aftermath of the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view across the high water on the Black River towards the town of Black River Falls. There is a large amount of wooden debris floating in the rive...
Photograph

Flood Damage on Black River

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of damage from the 1911 flood of the Black River. An entire wall of a building is gone, and debris is along the river banks.
Photograph

Flood Reconstruction

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of buildings, a railroad bridge, and in the foreground people standing on what may be a dam over the river.
Postcard

Man Passing Out Flags on the Fourth of July

Date: 1911
Description: Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th."
Postcard

Egg Harbor Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: Postcard view of a street in Egg Harbor. A steam roller and pedestrians are on the road. Several buildings line both sides of the street. Caption reads: "S...
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Construction of Fourth Capitol Dome

Date: 1911
Description: View from ground towards the construction of the dome for the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The 1904 fire that destroyed large sections of the t...
Postcard

Highland Park Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view across lawn towards a large hotel with a long porch, long balcony and two spires. Caption reads: "Highland, Dela...
Postcard

Lake Lawn

Date: 1911
Description: View across water towards the Lake Lawn Resort on Delavan Lake. The hotel is a large white building with a wrap-around porch, and two spires. Caption reads...
Postcard

Dam on the Eau Claire River

Date: 1911
Description: Colorized photograph of a dam on the Eau Claire River, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Dam on the Eau Claire River, Eau Claire, Wis."
Postcard

Hign School

Date: 1911
Description: Corner view of the high school, a large brick building with turrets and gables. Students are standing on the sidewalk on the right, and also along the fron...
Postcard

First Baptist Church

Date: 1911
Description: View from intersection of the bell tower and steeple of the First Baptist Church on a street corner. The entrance on the right is obscured by trees. Captio...
Postcard

One of Edgerton's Fine Residences

Date: 1911
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a two-story brick house with a large front yard. Caption reads: "One of Edgerton's Fine Residences, Edgerton, Wis....
Postcard

The Dam on Fish Creek

Date: 1911
Description: View upriver towards the dam on Fish Creek. There is a small building on the left bank just above the dam.
Postcard

Fish Creek

Date: 1911
Description: Hand-colored view of Fish Creek from the bay. A boathouse and main dock are in the center. A bluff is in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Creek, Wis."
Postcard

North Fond du Lac; Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1911
Description: View of a residential street lined with houses. Caption reads: "North Fond du Lac, Wis., Wisconsin Ave."
Postcard

Scott Street Boat Landing

Date: 1911
Description: Color illustration of several small boathouses along an outlet of Lake Winnebago. A sailboat is moored in the foreground. Caption reads: "Scott Street Boat...
Postcard

C. & N.W. Railway Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the railroad bridge over the Rock River at Ft. Atkinson. Wilcox Lumber is on the opposite shoreline. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. Railway Bri...
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down street with businesses, dwellings and a church. An automobile and a horse-drawn vehicle are parked on the right. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Fr...
Photograph

Water Tower, Grand Rapids, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of the water tower, with Grand Rapids laid out behind it.

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