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Studio Portrait of Advertising Signs

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Description: Studio portrait of signs that advertise "GEM," list "C.J. Van Schaick, Black River Falls, Wis.," and a hat. GEM may be a manufacturer of photographic equip...
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Crowd Watching Parade

Date: 1898
Description: View of crowd watching a parade. Elevated view taken from the Van Schaick studio; the same building housed the telephone exchange.
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Mock Operation

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Description: Three men, probably medical students, mimic an operation on a prostrate male. The men are identified left to right as: Price Arnold, Roy Van Schaick, Clyde...
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First and Main Streets

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Description: Elevated view of intersection of First and Main Streets, probably taken from the window of the Van Schaick studio.
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Crowd Gathered at Intersection

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Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets. Probably taken from the window of the Van Schaick studio. A dual view, possi...
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Studio Portrait of Two European Amercan Men

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of two European American men, both with moustaches, posing sitting. The man on the left is identified as possibly Charles J. Van S...
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Raking Lawn

Date: 1910
Description: Woman in hat and young girl raking the lawn.
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Woman on First Street

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Description: Woman posing standing on the west side of South First Street in front of the photographic studio of Charles J. Van Schaick. There is a sign on the building...
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Horse at the Van Schaick Building

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Description: Outdoor view of a man posing standing on the far left. He is holding the reins of a horse standing on the snow-covered ground in front of the Van Schaick b...
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Schoolhouse

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Description: Schoolhouse, probably the Waldrich/Waldrick School.
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Baby in Coffin

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Description: Deceased baby in coffin.
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Dry Goods Store

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Description: Interior of a dry goods store, possibly Monsos Brothers. Woman and girl purchasing supplies.
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Doctor's Office

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Description: Two young men seated in a doctor's office, possibly Irwin and Robert Krohn.
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Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Collapsed wooden building, possibly at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, probably due to a tornado.
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Train at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd of people and a band meet a train, possibly troops leaving for World War I.
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Crowd at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd at station listening to a whistle-stop speaker at the railroad station, possibly Taft.
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Man Relaxing in Railroad Switch Control Tower

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Description: Man leaning his feet on the switches in the railroad switch control tower.
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Railroad Bridge

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Description: Black River Falls and the bridge spanning it, probably the second railroad bridge.
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Train Crossing Railroad Bridge

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Description: Freight train crossing river on a bridge north of Black River Falls.
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Kellogg Box Telephone

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Description: Kellogg box telephone in front of a painted backdrop. Patented November 26, 1901.

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