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Sockness Park

Date: 1943
Description: Text on front reads: "Sockness Park, Rice Lake, Wis." A dirt road runs towards the lake, then curves to the left along the shoreline. Cottages, boathouses ...
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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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A Birch Bark Indian Home

Date: 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "A Birch Bark Indian Home, Greetings from Rice Lake, Wis." A Native American family of five is seated in front of their birch bark wig...
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View on Rice Lake

Date: 03 20 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "View on Rice Lake, Rice Lake, Wis." and "Publ. by F.E. Robinson, Rice Lake, Wis." Houses and boathouses on the shore of Rice Lake thr...
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Rice Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Rice Lake, Wis." On back: "Red Maple on Lake." Autumn view of gold leaves on Birch trees and red leaves on Maple trees reflecting in ...
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Bathing Beach

Date: 1915
Description: Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Rice Lake, Wis." Many adults and children are swimming and diving at the beach. There is a pier on the left and an ela...
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City Park

Date: 05 14 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "City Park, Rice Lake, Wis." View of a circular flower bed and tiered fountain in City Park, overlooking the lake. Trees surround the ...
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Training School

Date: 09 02 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Training School, Rice Lake, Wis." A large, wood sided structure with a tower and porch. The school has a concrete sidewalk and is sur...
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International Truck Owned by Rice Lake Bottling Works

Date: 1920
Description: International truck owned by the Rice Lake Bottling Works parked on a snow-covered street in front of Reckenthaler's Garage. The truck is equipped with cha...
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Trainload of Logs

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Description: Several men are posing among logs on the ground near a train engine, which has continuous track (caterpillar) wheels and is pulling a load of logs on sledg...
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Lake Full of Logs

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Description: View of a lake with logs nearly covering the surface. A man is standing on a log near the shoreline.
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Train with Lumber

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Description: View across field towards a train loaded with slatted lumber piled into train cars. Telephone poles are along the railroad tracks.
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Stacks of Lumber

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Description: View between two rows of stacked lumber, which is slatted and bundled under a wood roof.
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Piles of Lumber, Mill in Background

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Description: View along a boardwalk lined with tall stacks of lumber on both sides. Mill buildings are in the distance.
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Lumber Piled on Train Cars and in Yard

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Description: View of a trainyard, with several carloads of lumber on the train. Men are standing on the lumber. Additionally, several large stacks of lumber are in the ...
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Man Shoeing an Ox

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Description: View of a man shoeing an ox, which is standing in a sling in a fenced enclosure. In the background, a man is standing near a building and is wearing a suit...
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Winter Logging on Rice Lake

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Description: View across water towards logs floating along the lake. Several buildings, including a water tower and a silo, are on the opposite shoreline.
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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.
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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 Lumber Company Base Camp — Long Lake Dam

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Description: View of a lumber camp, with several buildings in the background. A bridge spans a river near the dam site.

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