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Several men are working an ice cutting machine that harvest about five feet of ice at a time. The building behind them is Fischer Company's.

A crowd of people is working to cut chunks of ice from the river; the bluffs are in the background. There is some cutting equipment in the frontal portion of the card, and farther back on the river there appears to be a team of horses helping men cut…

A small group of men stand around a large square space of water where they have harvested the ice. There is a building blowing steam in the background and several bluffs.

A dark brick home on the corner of two streets. There is a large tree in front of the house, towards the right of the photograph. This photograph may have been taken during the late fall, winter, or early spring because there are no leaves on the…

A dock and set of buildings known as "Day's Mill" is built right on the river.

Three long tables are set for a fancy meal, with menus and flowers arranged by the plates. There are more flowers overhead. The photograph is labeled "St. Mary's Casino".

The entrance to the church is decorated with banners in German, crosses, flags, and ribbons. It is identified on another photo as St. Boniface at St. Mary's.

The photograph shows a building that has been gutted and its upper stories destroyed, likely by fire. The words still readable on the building include "men's furnishing" "Jones'" "overalls and "duck." It could have been the Jones Bros Garment Co.,…

Building on the corner of two streets. This may be a vocational high school located at 1200 Clay St. (now Central Ave.) on the corner of 12th street. The main building in the photograph is across the street from another building with a sign hanging…

A barge with smoke coming from its pipe is pulling along an apparatus, dredging the river. There are wagons waiting on the shore.