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Black River Falls Public Library

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Description: Panoramic picture postcard of the exterior of the Black River Falls Public Library. One side of the library has a large white stone on which is carved: "Pu...
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Black River Falls Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Black River Falls Public Library. In the large, open room a woman (librarian?) is standing on the left near a librarian's desk. A larg...
National or State Registers Record

321 Main Street

Community: Black River Falls
County: Jackson
Historic Name: Black River Falls Public Library
Reference Number: 07001330
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Black River Falls Library

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Description: Interior of a library with tables and shelves full of books, probably the Black River Falls Library located in a building next door to the house of Frances...
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Photography Gallery

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Description: A. (Annen or Arnen) J. Roiseland's photograph gallery, opposite the Jackson County Court House, with a display case outside it. The City Library is to the ...
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.
Property Record

321 MAIN ST

Community: Black River Falls
County: Jackson
Historic Name: BLACK RIVER FALLS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Reference Number: 62313
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Dogs Sitting in Carriage

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Description: Two dogs sitting in horse-drawn carriage. Location identified as the north side of Main Street in Black River Falls between Second and Third Streets, in fr...
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Woman Walking on Board Sidewalk

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Description: Woman wearing a large flower hat and holding an umbrella is walking on a board sidewalk of Main Street, passing the City Library. The brick office building...
Photograph

Three Woman on Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Three women (Jennie Parsons Kelly, left, and Lena Eisenback Post, center, and an unidentified woman on the right) on Main Street in front of Yep Ah Sing's ...
Photograph

Women and Children in Parade

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Description: Parade of women and children on sidewalk through town. They are going past Peter Olson's blacksmith shop (foreground), fire-bell tower, and the City Hall w...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Ernst or Howard White Eagle

Date: 1930
Description: Three-quarter length studio portrait of a young Ho-Chunk man posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a double-breasted jacket and turt...
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Dogs in a Buggy

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Description: View of two dogs sitting on a wagon seat in a buggy. The buggy is hitched to a single horse. Location identified as the north side of Main Street between S...
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Sleigh on Main Street

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Description: View across street towards a man posing sitting in a sleigh pulled by a team of two horses on a snow-covered city street. Location identified as the north ...
Historical Essay

Black River Falls, Wisconsin - A Brief History

Discover historical details and explore our online collections related to Black River Falls, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

A Jackson County Captain Reflects on Slavery and Black Women

A Wisconsin Civil War Story
Feature Story

Pictorial Maps - Reflections on the Art and Science of Cartography

Throughout history maps have been a mix of both art and science, using pictures to represent fact, estimation and even humor.

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