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Charles J. Van Schaick Seated by Window

Date: 1942
Description: Informal portrait of Charles J. Van Schaick sitting by the window in his gallery, taken by his son Roy Van Schaick.
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Raking Lawn

Date: 1910
Description: Woman in hat and young girl raking the lawn.
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Two Girls Sitting in Automobile

Date: 1909
Description: Two girls posed inside an automobile, probably a Model-T Ford.
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Two Girls Sitting in Automobile

Date: 1909
Description: Two girls posed inside an automobile, probably a Model-T Ford.
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Buildings in Flood

Date: 1911
Description: Buildings in high flood water, and floating near the powerhouse spillway.
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Hatfield Dam

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of a dam on the river. Identified as the Hatfield Dam.
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory.
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory, with onlookers in the foreground.
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Loggers Top Loading a Log Bobsled

Date: 1900
Description: Loggers using pulley to top load logs on horse-drawn bob sled.
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Dam Construction Behind Railroad Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: Construction of a dam visible from behind a railroad bridge. A train is crossing the bridge.
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Dam on the Black River between 1908-1910

Date: 1909
Description: View upriver towards the dam, with Black River Falls on the opposite shoreline.
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Hatfield Dam

Date: 1907
Description: View looking up towards a dam across a river with a rocky shoreline. Identified as the Hatfield dam across the Black River.
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Copy Photograph of Outdoor Group Portrait of Women

Date: 1910
Description: Copy photograph of a large group of women at Rock Springs Park.
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Kellogg 350 Drop Switchboard

Date: 09 1921
Description: Two woman operators posed seated at the Kellogg 350 drop switchboard of the telephone exchange. Calendar on the wall shows a date of September 1921.
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Construction of Bridge

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of a construction site of a bridge across the cutoff on the river.
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Cranberry Pickers

Date: 1905
Description: Winnebago Indians and Black River Falls townspeople harvesting cranberries.
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Flood Damage

Date: 1911
Description: View across river of buildings along the river's edge. Identified as probably Melrose or Northbend, not Black River Falls. Probably from the flood of 1911.
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory. Pedestrians and onlookers are in the foreground.
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McGillivray Factory Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory. Onlookers are standing in the road in the foreground.
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Scene from McGillivray Fire

Date: 07 1912
Description: Elevated view of the fire at the McGillivray factory. Horse-drawn vehicles and onlookers are on the road in the foreground.

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