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District School House in the Woods

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: Exterior view of the district school house property, with a young boy standing on the front steps. There is a hand-pump on a wood platform in front of the ...
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Stacking Timothy Hay

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A group of farm workers, four men and four children, pose on the farm of H.D. Dutcher. The men are stacking a large pile of timothy hay, using a ladder to ...
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Potato Field in Forest

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A field of potato plants, with a forest in the background. A man is leaning against a basswood or linden tree that stands approximately eighty-five feet ta...
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Men in Field with Corn and Pumpkins

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: Men posing in Albert Smith's three-acre cornfield. Two men stand near the fence, and three others are in the background holding up their hats.
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: View looking up unpaved street and sidewalk of town, with dwellings on both sides, and a forested hill in the background. Caption reads: "Crandon, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: Black & white photographic postcard looking up unpaved street towards commercial buildings along the sidewalk of Main Street. Caption reads: "Crandon, Wis....
Postcard

Office & Residence of Dr. Crawford, Dentist

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing the dentist office and residence of Dr. Crawford. There is a sign on a post in front for Dr. Crawford, Dentist, and signs on ...
Postcard

Keith & Hiles Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized photographic postcard showing Keith & Hiles lumber mill. There is a tall building on the right that appears to be a silo. Caption reads: "Keith &...
Postcard

The Result of a Boiler Explosion

Date: 03 17 1908
Description: Photographic postcard showing the results of a boiler explosion at the Kempf Planing Mill. Written on the left is text that reads: "Kempf Planing Mill, 3 K...
Postcard

C.W. Begg's Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of a group of workers, horses, and a dog posing at railroad siding at C.W. Begg's Mill. Caption reads: "C.W. Begg's Mill at Siding, C...
Postcard

North Shore of Stone Lake. Planets (Near Crandon) Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized postcard view. Caption reads: "North Shore of Stone Lake. Planets (Near Crandon) Wis." Caption on back reads: "Looking towards the picturesque re...
Postcard

A View of Stone Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards Stone Lake, with wooded shoreline and a two-story log building in the foreground. Caption reads: "A View of Stone Lake, Cran...
Postcard

Surprise Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Black & white photographic postcard showing wooded shoreline of Surprise Lake. There is a two-story house behind trees on the opposite shoreline. Caption r...
Postcard

Launch on Stone Lake

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard across water, showing launch owned by Schlitz Brewery of Milwaukee operating on Stone Lake. Caption reads: "Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis....
Postcard

Lake Metonga

Date: 1905
Description: Photographic postcard view of Lake Metonga, with marshy area in foreground. Caption reads: "On Famous Lake Metonga, Crandon, Wis."
Postcard

Approach to Stone Lake,

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing dirt road leading to the shoreline of Stone Lake near Crandon. Caption reads: "Approach to Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis."
Postcard

Forest County Courthouse

Date: 1962
Description: Chrome color photographic postcard of Forest County Courthouse.
Postcard

Forest County Veteran's Memorial Park, Lake Metonga

Date: 1960
Description: Chrome color postcard of the boat launch area. Text on back reads: "Forest County Veteran's Memorial Park located 3 miles from Crandon, WI on the south sho...
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The Crawford Farm

Date: 
Description: View towards a farm, with farmhouse and barn. A road is on the left of the farmhouse, and a telephone pole is in the foreground. Caption reads: "'The Crawf...
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Party Crasher

Date: 1978
Description: A raccoon is clinging to the protective grillwork of a screen door, peering into a house.

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