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Two Lumbermen with Saw

Date: 1880
Description: Two lumbermen posing with a two-man crosscut saw they are using on a fallen tree trunk, cutting the pine into manageable sizes for hauling.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot. Virtually the entire population of Sherry is thought to be standing on the pl...
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Big Mill

Date: 05 30 1889
Description: View of the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Company's Big Mill beyond the Wagon Bridge over the Chippewa River.
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R. Stephenson & Co. Mill

Date: 07 30 1865
Description: An exterior view across water of Robert Stephenson & Company Mill, which was a steam mill.
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Peshtigo Company Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Peshtigo Company sawmill including the old wooden dam in the foreground. There are logs in the water on the left.
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Locomotive Engine No. 632

Date: 1886
Description: Right side view of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive engine no. 632.

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