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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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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.
Postcard

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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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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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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Sluicing Logs Below Long Lake Dam

Date: 1905
Description: View of logs gathering in water just past a sluicing gate. Three people are standing on top of the dam.
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Rice Lake Plant

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a lumber plant, with large stacks of lumber stacked around it. A lake is behind the plant.
Postcard

Scene Near Rice Lake

Date: 10 23 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. Th...

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