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Sacking the Rapids
1890
Log driving crew maneuvering logs through rapids below a dam, probably on the Wisconsin River.
Mill Dam and Sash Factory
1867
Mill dam and sash factory. "The Northwester Gateway. Excursion to Lake Superior, June 1867. Photographed and Published by J. Carbutt, 131 Lake St., Chicago. 263. — Mill Dam and Sash Factory, Peshti...
Sawmill and Pond, Minden Lumber Co.
View looking down hill toward the sawmill and logs floating in the pond. Company outbuildings are on the left, with a smokestack and silo. A water tower is in the background.
R. Stephenson & Co. Mill
July 30, 1865
An exterior view across water of Robert Stephenson & Company Mill, which was a steam mill.
River Drivers
1895
Crew of river drivers moving logs off of rocks below a dam probably on the Wisconsin River.
