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Carnegie Library

Date: 1937
Description: View of Carnegie Library on the corner of South Main Street and West Messenger, Rice Lake. Pedestrians are crossing the street, automobiles are parked alon...
Photograph

Blister Rust Eradication Crew

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of a ribes eradication crew that was part of the white pine blister rust effort in a Barron County forest. The caption indicates tha...
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. ...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Entrance to Big Bay

Date: 1934
Description: View from water of footbridge crossing lagoon at Big Bay on Madeline Island.
Map or Atlas

Game Count Map of Barron County, Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: This 1939 map of Barron County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, and lakes and streams in the county. It lacks ...
Postcard

Woodland Park, Long Lake

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Long Lake and its islands. A road leads out to the biggest island. Caption reads: "Woodland Park, Long Lake, Haugen, Wis. Aerial Photo by N....
Photograph

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 ...
Photograph

Collecting Fish Spawn

Date: 04 24 1932
Description: The caption on the reverse of the print reads, "Edward Zitman, Birchwood, and Peter Olson, Madison, obtaining golden wall-eyed pike spawn from Beaver Dam L...
Postcard

Greetings from Rice Lake

Date: 06 23 1938
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Rice Lake Wis." printed over red text that reads: "Copyright 1927, E.C. Kropp Company, Milwaukee, Wis." The view of Ri...
Postcard

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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