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The Thunder Lake Lumber Co.

Date: 1939
Description: A view from water of the Thunder Lake Lumber Co., one of the largest sawmills in Rhinelander. It was located on Lake Creek and operated until 1937.
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River Drivers

Date: 1895
Description: Crew of river drivers moving logs off of rocks below a dam probably on the Wisconsin River.
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Sacking the Rapids

Date: 1890
Description: Log driving crew maneuvering logs through rapids below a dam, probably on the Wisconsin River.
Postcard

Hodag

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Description: Hodag standing on a log. Caption reads: "The Hodag. Rhinelander, Wis."
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Oneida National Bank Memohead

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Description: Numbered memohead of the Oneida National Bank of Rhinelander, Wisconsin, with a profile view of a Native American man wearing beads, feathers, a ribbon in ...
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Oneida County Clerk Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Oneida County Clerk's office, with a three-quarter view of the county building and boys playing ball, riding a penny-farthing bicycle, an...
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O'Konski and Obey

Date: 08 10 1974
Description: Wisconsin congressmen David Obey (left) and former congressman Alvin O'Konski breaking ground for a United States Forest Services genetics lab. After the c...
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Vocational Class

Date: 1978
Description: Vocational students at James Williams Junior High School work on a silkscreen project. The screens are laying on the work bench. More students, tables and ...
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Handing Out the Big Bucks

Date: 08 1995
Description: Congressman David R. Obey presents a big check to representatives of Nicolet College. As chairman or ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee O...
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Rhinelander Butcher Shop

Date: 1911
Description: Interior view of a butcher shop, with a male butcher sharpening a knife behind a counter lined with cuts of meat, sausages and a scale. Behind the counter ...
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Onion Fields of John Hass

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Chas B. Howe standing in his garden, holding cabbages, beets, onions, and turnips. The garden is located on the farm of John Hass, with 1.5 acres of onions...
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P. Langlais Farm

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Three men standing in the cornfields at P. Langlais's farm.

In "Northern Wisconsin: A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker" (1896), this photograph is captioned...

Postcard

James G. Dunn Grocery

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the James G. Dunn Grocery, with William John Dunn standing on the left and Maggie (O'Hare) Dunn on the right.

Handwritten on the...

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The Hodag

Date: 1967
Description: A family looking at a sculpture of a Hodag in a glass case at the Rhinelander Logging Museum.
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Paper Mill

Date: 01 1936
Description: Two large smokestacks rise from the 1903 building of the Rhinelander Paper Company. Railroad tracks are crossing the left foreground diagonally; a second s...
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The Beach at Pinewood Lodge

Date: 08 16 1937
Description: Text on front reads: "The Beach, Pinewood Lodge - Rhinelander, Wis." Guests are enjoying the water in Lake Thompson at the Pinewood Lodge. There is a dock ...
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Pinewood Lodge

Date: 1932
Description: Text on front reads: "Pinewood Lodge, Rhinelander, Wis." An enclosed porch at Pinewood Lodge filled with rocking chairs and straight chairs with cushions....
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Lake Thompson

Date: 06 10 1952
Description: Text on front reads: "Lake Thompson, Rhinelander, Wis." View of a wooded island from a boat landing on Lake Thompson. Rowboats are pulled up onto the shore...
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Oneida County Courthouse

Date: 1975
Description: Text on reverse: "Oneida County Courthouse located at Rhinelander, Wisconsin." The Courthouse is built of stone and has a copper dome. The front has many w...
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Hotel Fenlon

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Fenlon, Rhinelander, Wis." Hotel built of brick, with a marquee that reads: "Hotel Fenlon, Cocktail Lounge". There is also a ve...

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