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Construction of the New Channel

Date: 1911
Description: Elevated view of a construction site, with wreckage behind a wooden wall. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 f...
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Wreck of the Sand Hauler

Date: 1911
Description: View of a construction site with wreckage in a ditch. Location identified as the fill and reconstruction of Town Creek after the 1911 flood in Black River ...
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Driving a Wagon on First Street

Date: 1913
Description: View across street towards a man driving a wagon pulled by a horse on First Street after the flood.
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Parade for the State Fair

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of a parade on a city street. Location identified as Main Street in Black River Falls, for the State Fair in 1905.
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Automobile Accident

Date: 1922
Description: View looking down towards of an automobile resting in a roadside ditch. The soft roof cover is collapsed, and the wheels on the passenger side are bent. Th...
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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.
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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...
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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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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.
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Women Playing a Reed Organ

Date: 1900
Description: A woman sits at a reed organ while another looks on.
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Three Workmen

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a telephone pole with climbing equipment, with two men standing below.
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Black River Falls Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Man in the interior of the Black River Falls powerhouse.
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Woman Putting on Hat

Date: 1900
Description: Woman putting on a hat in front of a dressing table mirror.
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Studio Portrait of a Moose Head

Date: 1900
Description: A studio portrait of a taxidermy moose head set in cattails in front of a painted backdrop.
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Flood of 1911

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of several collapsing buildings on the edge of flooded river banks, during the flood.
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Snow-Covered Road

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with a man sitting in a wagon pulled by a single horse down a snow-covered road. The horse is wearing blinders and a turnout blanket. Two men ...
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Ho-Chunk Family During Winter

Date: 1915
Description: Using a portable, 4 x 5 glass plate negative camera, Van Schaick photographed Ho-Chunk on the streets of Black River Falls. These occasional pictures offer...
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Beginning of the 1911 Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of Black River Falls at the beginning of the flood of 1911. Note the roof of the powerhouse in the water, and the Spaulding wagon shop on the...
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Dam on the Black River

Date: 1912
Description: View upriver towards the dam in front, with the town of Black River Falls in the background on a hilly shoreline. There is a railroad bridge over the river...
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Men at the Dam

Date: 1912
Description: Outdoor view of a group of people on the rock in front of the dam located in front of Black River Falls, with several structures in the background. The gat...

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