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Lumber Camp Dining Room

Date: 1890
Description: Group of men posing in the dining room at August Mason's lumber camp. Three men are playing stringed instruments. Posters are displayed on the wall behind ...
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Iva Rindlisbacher, Helene Stratman-Thomas, and Lois Rindlisbacher at Swiss Bells

Date: 08 15 1941
Description: Iva Rindlisbacher (left), Helene Stratman-Thomas, and Lois Rindlisbacher at the Swiss bells. The bells stand was built by Otto Rindlisbacher, Iva's husband...
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Otto Rindlisbacher with Hardanger Fiddle

Date: 08 15 1941
Description: Otto Rindlisbacher, folk singer and maker of stringed instruments, and violin collection, sitting in his shop holding a Hardanger fiddle. Caption at bottom...
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Otto Rindlisbacher and Accordion

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Description: Musician and instrument maker Otto Rindlisbacher with button accordion.
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Cameron

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Methodist Episcopal church. A ladder is set on the side of the belfry. A house is next to the church on the right.
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City Hall, Rice Lake, Wisconsin

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of Rice Lake City Hall. A flag is flying from the top of the bell tower.
Postcard

Opera House

Date: 1910
Description: View across road towards the front and right side of the Opera House. Caption reads: "Greetings from Prairie Farm, Wis."
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: My Vacation Dream

Date: 1934
Description: A fisherman is reclining in his boat at sunset as many fish swim in the lake. He is drinking beer out of a tap attached to a barrel floating in the water. ...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper

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Description: Photograph of fish altered to create an imaginary new species of fish, the Owl-eyed Ripple Skipper. Its apparent features include short fangs, a rounded b...
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Fur Herring

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Description: Altered photograph depicting a herring as though it was covered in fur. Caption at the top reads: "Fur herring to be found only in Rice Lake, Wis." No. 20...
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Walter Lofblad and His Carvings

Date: 08 12 1960
Description: Walter Lofblad, a Cumberland farmer, with miniature Milwaukee Braves figures he carved from basswood. The carved set includes the entire starting lineup, m...
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High School

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view of the Cameron High School. The building features three stories, a bell tower, and a flag pole. A home is in the distance.
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Presbyterian Church and Parsonage

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Description: Exterior view of the Presbyterian Church and parsonage. A bell tower is over the front entrance of the church. Caption reads: "Presbyterian Church and Pars...
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Occupational Therapy, Barron County Nursing Home

Date: 12 20 1963
Description: Four residents of the Barron County Nursing Home in Cumberland are making crafts around a table. A caption on the photograph reads: "This group in occupati...
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Chetek Opera House Poster

Date: 09 17
Description: Poster advertising a concert and dance at the Chetek Opera House on September 17th. Featured artists are The Rindlisbachers, Berith Rokstad, and the Skarni...
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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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Pottery Class

Date: 1970
Description: A woman is throwing a pot on the wheel in a pottery class.

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