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River View

Date: 1895
Description: River view near Brunet Falls.
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Cury Cottage on Lake

Date: 1894
Description: View across water towards a lakeside cottage in Chippewa county.
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Dam on Duncan Creek

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Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of dam in Chippewa Falls.
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Footbridge near Brunet Falls

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Description: Footbridge spanning the Chippewa River near Brunet Falls (now Cornell Falls)
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Bridge Over a Stream

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Description: A bridge across a small creek in Silver Springs Park. Some birch and pine trees are nearby.
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Birch Trees at Round Lake

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Description: Round Lake with birch trees on shore in foreground and a rowboat pulled up to shoreline.
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Little Falls, Flambeau River

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Description: Looking down the Flambeau River near Little Falls. There may be a logjam in the distance.
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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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Loggers in Bateaux

Date: 1900
Description: Log driving crew on river in five bateaux. In the background on the left is a bridge.
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Spring Log Running

Date: 1904
Description: Logs floating down the Chippewa River in front of the "Big Mill".
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Round Lake

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Description: The curved shoreline of Round Lake. A rowboat is drawn up to the sandy shoreline on the right. The surface of the water is smooth.
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Lumber Mill on Chippewa River

Date: 1900
Description: View across Chippewa River of the Big Lumber Mill on the opposite bank.
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Log Jam on the Chippewa River

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Description: Large log jam on the Chippewa River. In the distance a group of men stand atop the jammed logs.
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Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
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Sitting By the River

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Description: Two men sit on the shore of the Chippewa River near Brunet Falls. The light is dim. There are large trees behind them.
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Big Lumber Mill Across the River

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Description: The Big Lumber Mill seen from across the Chippewa River under cloudy skies, with smoke coming out of several smokestacks
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Flood Wreckage

Date: 1903
Description: View of the wreckage of wooden structures lying on the shoreline of a river after a flood. A dam across the river has been partially washed away. A man is ...
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Factory and Dam

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Description: Elevated view across dirt road of a paper mill on the shore of the Chippewa River next to a concrete dam. The mill has a tall smokestack. On the far shorel...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ...
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Log Drive at Jim Falls

Date: 1909
Description: Men in bateaux for the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's log drive on the Chippewa River at Jim Falls.

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