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Girls with Bicycles entering Woods

Date: 1890
Description: Three women riding bicycles.
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Man Posing on Main Street

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on Main Street, created by Van Schaick or his colleague, Thomas T. McAdam.
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McKenna Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: View of the McKenna Sawmill. Workers are posing in front.
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Logging Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of loggers with two teams of oxen.
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Logging Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Outdoor group portrait of loggers with their tools near their lodge.
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Farm and Rural Homestead

Date: 1890
Description: Bucolic scene in Wisconsin illustrates agricultural prosperity after the depression.
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Van Schaick Building

Date: 1890
Description: View across street towards the building that housed the gallery of Van Schaick and the dental offices of Edward F. Long. Over the years, the building also ...
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Two Women in Front of House

Date: 1895
Description: Two women standing in the doorway of a house, numbered 419.
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Group of People in a Cemetery

Date: 1890
Description: Large group, posed at a distance, in a cemetery, probably in Hixton or Schlecterville.
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered to watch elephants parade down Main Street. Probably the Ringling Brothers Circus.
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Railroad Bridge at Black River Falls

Date: 1880
Description: View across water towards what is identified as the second railroad bridge at Black River Falls. Note the wood trestle on the right.
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Group under Grape Arbor

Date: 1899
Description: Mr. Henry and Mrs. Ella Hoffman with unidentified couple under a grape arbor.
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Football Game

Date: 1895
Description: Winter scene with two teams line up on a snowy field during a football game at the Jackson County Fairgrounds.
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Loading Rock from Quarry

Date: 1894
Description: Men loading rock from Saddle Mound quarry onto a St. Paul Railroad flat car.
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Aftermath of a Fire

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of the aftermath of a fire, with several buildings surrounding the cleared area. Identified as Fairchild in Eau Claire County and the remains...
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Railroad Bridge across the Black River

Date: 1892
Description: Elevated view upriver towards a bridge and dam. Two people are walking among the rocks on the lower right. Identified as the railroad bridge across the Bla...
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Hunting Prairie Chickens

Date: 1895
Description: Two hunters check their shotguns while their hunting dogs wait in the field.
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Boxcar Traveler

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands in the open doorway of a Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, & Omaha railway boxcar.
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Couple with Small Child in Yard

Date: 1898
Description: Man, woman, and small child posing standing in a yard in front of a frame house.
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Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.

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