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Chippewa Falls
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Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the mill, is in the foreground at the mouth of Duncan Creek. Houses depicted on the right side of the painting are in Chippewa Falls; those on the left are across the Chippewa River in Frenchtown.
1870
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Footbridge near Brunet Falls
circa 1910-1919
Footbridge spanning the Chippewa River near Brunet Falls (now Cornell Falls)
Lumber Raft on the Chippewa River
1870
Elevated view of lumber raft and workers on the Chippewa River. In the background on the right are dwellings.
Map of Chippewa Falls, County Seat of Chippewa, Wisconsin
circa 1856
This map of Chippewa Falls is a lithograph and shows plats with lot and block numbers, streets, steam boat landings on the Chippewa River, saw mill and mill land, and a court house square. The map ...
Dam and Bridge
Dam and bridge near Chippewa Falls, looking across the river towards a few buildings on the opposite bank. Caption at bottom reads: "View of the Dam at Chippewa Falls."
Big Mill
1909
Colorized view of Big Mill, a lumber sawmill on the Chippewa river, next to a churning rapids. In the foreground are loose logs, whitewater, river boulders and an overflowing dam that is channeling...
Woman with Cane and Two Girls — Double Negative
On left: Woman posed sitting in a chair and holding a cane in the yard of a house, probably Mrs. Hassel Phillips. On right: Studio portrait of two young girls posed in front of a painted backdrop d...
