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Railroad Tie Mill
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William Rogalsky's railroad tie mill, showing workers and logs ready to be milled. Photographer Charles J. Ruppenthal was known to have been active in Tigerton during the period 1915-1928, a fact which helps to date the image.
Ruppenthal, Charles J.
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08001036
Located in Tigerton, Shawano County
Wisconsin & Northern Railroad Engine
Three men stand in the snow in front of the Wisconsin & Northern Railroad engine #2 (the second locomotive with this number) in the woods on the Menominee Indian Reservation. The line, 125 miles lo...
Shepley Quadrangle / Wisconsin / 7.5 Minute Series (topographic)
1982
This standard U.S.G.S. topographic map was annotated by civil engineer and railroad historian James P. Kaysen to show the location of existing and defunct rail lines around the communities of Five ...
Menominee Reservation Sawmill
1910
Sawmill on a Menominee Indian reservation, with logs floating in the water in the foreground. Caption reads: "Menominee Indian Mills."
