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Phoenix Log Hauler

Date: 1914
Description: Steam log hauler made by Phoenix Manufacturing Company of Eau Claire, pulling loaded skids through snow. Rice Lake lumber camp, overland spur.
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Logging Crew

Date: 1895
Description: A Knapp, Stout & Company crew with J. Bracklin (in fur coat), logging superintendent.
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Ernest Albert Hilfiker, Cheesemaker

Date: 1950
Description: Ernest Albert Hilfiker (1905-1993) poses with copper kettles in the making room of the Tuscobia cheese factory.
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Tuscobia Cheese Factory

Date: 1926
Description: Group of people standing outside of the Tuscobia Cheese factory.
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Elevated View of Rice Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the city of Rice Lake with a lumber yard in the foreground, a railroad and Rice Lake at left. Caption reads: "Rice Lake, Wisconsin."
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Universal Rock Crusher

Date: 10 12 1938
Description: Men work with a Universal crusher, used to crush 400 yards of gravel in 8 hours. The crusher was powered by an International PA-100 power unit owned by E.F...
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Rice Lake Lumber Company Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of the Rice Lake Lumber Company Mill, taken from a high vantage point. A formation of logs is in the river, and piles of finished boards are ...
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Logging Near Rice Lake

Date: 1872
Description: A group of men use a team of four horses to transport logs across snow-covered ground on a sled. Trees are in the background. Caption reads: "A Logging Sce...
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Logging Near Rice Lake

Date: 1872
Description: A group of loggers poses for a group portrait amongst cut logs in a snow-covered wooded area. The men in the middle have their axes in hand, while other me...
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American Excelsior Company

Date: 07 1936
Description: Aspen logs are stacked in rows in front of the buildings of the American Excelsior Company. There are large frame buildings on the left, and a water tower ...
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Office of Rice Lake Lumber Company

Date: 1890
Description: View across street towards a two-story building, with a sidewalk, low fence and a telephone or power pole in front. There is a widow's walk and a chimney o...
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A "Landing" — Lake Ice 2 or 3 Feet Thick

Date: 1890
Description: View of a man standing on a log among a large pile of logs spread out on the snow-covered ice of a lake. He is leaning on the handle of what may be a cant ...
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Downhill Haul of Logs

Date: 1890
Description: Six men are posing on and next to a large stack of logs, which are piled on a sled drawn by two horses. The men are all carrying cant hooks. The initials "...
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Lunch at the Lumber Camp

Date: 1890
Description: View up slope towards a group of men posing in the snow alongside a table with pots and dishes on it. An ox with a yoke and a pair of wooden staves is stan...
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2 Ox Power Jammer at Work

Date: 1890
Description: Five men are posing on or near a tall stack of logs on a sled, with more logs being added. Three of the men are carrying cant hooks, and two horses are yok...
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Four Horses Pulling a Haul of Logs

Date: 1890
Description: Five men are posing on or near a sled piled high with logs, which is being hauled by a team of four horses.
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Oxen in Harness with Haul of Logs

Date: 1887
Description: Seven men are posing on or near a haul of logs loaded onto a sled. Some of the men are holding cant hooks. A team of oxen are yoked to the sled.
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Horse-Drawn Haul of Logs

Date: 1905
Description: Eleven men are posing on or near a tall stack of logs on a sled. Some of the men are holding cant hooks. The logs are being hauled by a team of four horses...
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Workers in Front of Lumber Camp

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Description: Group portrait of men posing in front of a long building. Many of the men have pipe's in their mouths. A group of men on the left are sitting on logs and p...
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Workers with a Haul of Logs

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Description: Group portrait of seven men posing on or around a pile of logs. Some of the men are carrying cant hooks. The logs are being hauled on a sled pulled by two ...

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