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Lumber Camp

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Description: Elevated view of lumber camp with loggers posing in front of a train loaded with logs.
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Bird's-Eye View of Black River Falls, Jackson County

Date: 1875
Description: Bird's-eye map of Black River Falls, looking southwest.
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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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Woman and Child near Bridge

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Description: Woman and child standing in the shadows among the rocks and logs along the river as a freight train crosses the elevated bridge above.
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Woman on Log

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Description: A woman sits among a group of logs on the shoreline of a river. In the background, a railroad bridge is visible.
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Three Women Among Logs

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Description: Three women playfully pose among logs near a railroad bridge that passes over a dam. On the bridge, a standing man is visible.
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Model Train Set

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Description: Studio view of a model train on a table with model buildings, carriages and people. There is a backdrop curtain behind the table.
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Model Train Set

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Description: Studio view of a model train on a table with model buildings, carriages and people. There is a backdrop curtain behind the table.
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Construction of Railroad

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Description: Group of men at the construction of a railroad branch line among piles of stones. Railroad ties placed on the ground are visible on the platform in the bac...
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Logging Camp

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Description: Men posed sitting and standing in a logging camp in front of a steam locomotive. A man in the middle foreground is posed sitting and playing a concertina. ...
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Building the Main Railroad Line; Black River Falls to Vaudreuil

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Description: Elevated view of workmen building the main railroad line from Black River Falls to Vaudreuil.
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Man Driving Team of Two Horses

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Description: A man and his dog are sitting on a cart pulled by two horses at a rural intersection on a muddy road. There is a corner of a building with a billboard on t...

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