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Muddy Country Road

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Description: Muddy country road that is lined with telephone or power poles.
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Snow-Covered Street

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Description: Winter scene with panoramic view down sidewalk and snow-covered street. Trees, power lines and buildings are covered with a blanket of snow.
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Black River Falls Powerhouse

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Description: Interior of the Black River Falls powerhouse.
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Black River Falls Powerhouse

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Description: Interior of the Black River Falls powerhouse.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching elephants in a circus parade. In the foreground are power lines and telephone poles.
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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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Native Americans Sitting in Circle

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Description: A group of Native Americans sit on the ground in a circle while other men, women, and children stand near by. There are power lines in the background.
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Men Posing with Tree Stumps

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Description: Four men posing with stumps they are pulling in an open field. In the background is a winch powered by two horses in the background. There are power lines ...
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Second Powerhouse with High Water

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905.
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Intersection of South First and Main Streets

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Description: Elevated view of telephone poles loaded with wires. Store of A.F. Werner identifiable.
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Powerhouse

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Description: Indoor view of machinery inside a powerhouse.
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Second Powerhouse

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Description: Outdoor view of a river powerhouse surrounded by snow. Identified as the second powerhouse.
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Men on Roof of Building

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Description: View from rooftop of two men posing standing on top of the roof of a brick building. There is a ladder on the left leading to the roof. The men are holding...
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Man and Woman in a Buggy

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Description: View down unpaved First Street towards a man and woman posing sitting in a buggy, pulled by a single horse wearing a fly-net. Behind them is an arch over t...
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Man on Horse

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Description: Man riding a horse into town, in front of the old Catholic Church which lost its steeple in a storm.
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Second Powerhouse

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Description: View across snowy ground towards a river powerhouse. Identified as the second powerhouse.
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Second Powerhouse

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Description: View across snowy yard towards a river powerhouse surrounded by snow. Identified as the second powerhouse.
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Two Women in Buggy

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Description: Two women in a buggy driving a team of two horses. The woman on the right is possibly Margie Sprester.
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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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Quarry Laborers

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Description: Group portrait of men posing standing near and on a rock face with shovels and pickaxes. Behind them are shrubs and trees on a hill, with a power line at t...

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