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Dam at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: The pond at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright dammed a small stream on the property to create a water garden and to ensure water could be se...
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Dam and Pond at Taliesin

Date: 1911
Description: The dam and pond at Taliesin, the home of Frank Lloyd Wright. Wright dammed a small stream on the property to create the pond and to ensure water could be ...
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General View, Looking East of Work on Power Dam

Date: 06 16 1912
Description: Elevated view of steam powered pile drivers at work on the coffer dam.
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Prairie du Sac Hydroelectric Plant

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of the Prairie du Sac hydroelectric plant and the surrounding landscape of the Wisconsin River.
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Construction of Merriman Dam

Date: 10 04 1946
Description: Men work with an International TracTracTor (crawler tractor) in construction of the Merriman Dam. The tractor was owned by S.A. Healy Co., White Plains, Ne...
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Mill and Pond

Date: 1904
Description: A view of the mill and pond landscape of Sleepy Hollow.
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Cornfield

Date: 1925
Description: Corn shocks stand in a field with several pumpkins on the ground. There is a stream or river along the field, and in the background is a bridge over a dam...
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Old Mill Dam

Date: 1922
Description: A dam constructed of cement and wood.
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Mill Dam

Date: 1922
Description: View of a mill dam's pond with open area and hills in the background.
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Scene on Mill Pond

Date: 1913
Description: Landscape of buildings and a dam along the shoreline of the pond.
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Beaver Dam

Date: 1932
Description: View from shoreline of a pond that has formed behind a beaver dam.
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Dam at Taliesin

Date: 1935
Description: Five women pose at the dam built by Frank Lloyd Wright at his home near Spring Green, Wisconsin. A sixth figure is obscured by tree branches on the right. ...
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Hatfield Dam Construction

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the construction site of a dam across a river. Identified as the construction of the Hatfield dam across the Black River in 1907 to 1909.
Postcard

Dells Paper Mills on Eau Claire River

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized elevated view of the Dells Paper Mills on the Eau Claire River. Caption reads: "Dells Paper Mills on Eau Claire River, Eau Claire, Wis."
Postcard

Mill and Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view looking down at the Waterloo Roller Mills and Dam. Caption reads: "Mill and Dam, Waterloo, Wis."
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River View

Date: 1935
Description: View towards an unidentified woman sitting and facing away from the camera to take in the view of the St. Croix River from a high rock formation. The bridg...
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Fisherman by Power House and Dam

Date: 06 1962
Description: Landscape photograph by Sid Boyum of a fisherman on the bank of Big Spring Creek near a power house and dam. The fisherman to the right blends into the bui...
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Norris Dam

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated, panoramic view of the Norris Dam.
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Norris Dam Under Construction

Date: 1935
Description: An elevated, panoramic view of the construction of the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled.
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Norris Dam

Date: 05 23 1936
Description: Elevated, panoramic view across water towards the Norris Dam. Portions of the image are labeled.

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