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Early Power Boat Used for Fishing
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Steamboat on Long Lake owned by Lorenzo Newman of Chippewa Falls. It is anchored at Newman Peninsula on Long Lake near a wet boathouse. The boat was operated by steam and used as an excursion boat. It had cushioned seats, electric lights and a canvas canopy. In the background is the far shoreline of the lake.
1900
Bish, A. A. (Alfred A.)
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Interior of Lumber Mill
1900
Two men using sawing machinery to make boards inside "Big Mill."
Hoenig Brothers Store
1900
Hoenig Brothers & Co. two-story hardware and undertaking storefront. A man stands to the left of the building.
Birch Trees at Round Lake
circa 1910-1919
Round Lake with birch trees on shore in foreground and a rowboat pulled up to shoreline.
Round Lake
circa 1910-1919
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.
F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Company
1903
F.G. and C.A. Stanley Manufacturing Company office and lumberyard.
