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Houses on the Banks of the Chippewa River

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Description: View across river of several houses and other buildings standing at the edge of the Chippewa River. One building has stilts supporting the back porch over ...
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Outdoor Science at Black Earth Creek

Date: 07 18 1955
Description: Three teen boys work together to build up the side of the creek to stop the flowing water from washing the soil away on an edge of Black Earth Creek west o...
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1911 Flood in Black River Falls

Date: 1911
Description: View along shoreline of the Black River after the 1911 flood. The banks are eroded, and power lines are downed.
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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.
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Bluffs and Trees

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Description: View across water towards trees growing on the steep cliffs of a bluff at the shoreline.
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Bluffs and a Cave

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Description: View across water towards trees growing on the steep cliffs of a bluff at the shoreline. There is a cave about halfway up the cliff.
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Trees Along Shoreline

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Description: View across water towards trees growing along steep, eroded cliffs at the shoreline.
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Trees By a Lake

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Description: View over water towards trees growing along steep, eroded cliffs at the shoreline.
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Man Standing Near Cave Along Shoreline

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Description: View along shoreline of a lake towards a man standing near the mouth of a cave at the waterline. The cave is in steep, eroded cliffs, and trees and shrubs ...
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Rock Formations

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Description: Elevated view from cliff of an arched-shaped rock formation towering over a lake below. The trees surrounding the lake are autumn colored. This appears to...
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Namakan River Shore

Date: 1911
Description: The dramatic shoreline of the Namakan River, featuring eroded land and tall trees. The canoes are on the shoreline.
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Canoe On Shore

Date: 1911
Description: A canoe is on the rocky shore near an outcrop.
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Filling in the Shoreline

Date: 1924
Description: A small group is filling in part of the Archibald Lake shoreline with branches to protect the point from erosion. Names from left to right: Pete Blanchard,...
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The Menominee

Date: 11 05 1913
Description: Text on the front reads: "The Menominee, Wauwatosa, Wis." The Menominee River flowing through a park-like area. The right bank appears eroded, the left ban...

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