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Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad Depot

Date: 1913
Description: Depot owned by the Fairchild and Northeastern Railroad, which was owned by the N.C. Foster Lumber Company.
Photograph

Train Wreck

Date: 05 24 1912
Description: Wreck of a Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault St. Marie Railroad train on a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The damage is so severe that the cars have ...
Photograph

Owen Railroad Depot

Date: 1919
Description: The office of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Left to right: Bert Spaulding, an Owen business man; mail clerk Frank Dick; L.H. Lu...
Photograph

Ice-Damaged Railroad Bridge

Date: 04 04 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Soo Line train crossing a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The three x's indicate places where the bridge had been damaged by ...
Photograph

Locomotive

Date: 1910
Description: Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie railroad locomotive #2024, originally the Wisconsin Central Railroad #89, built by the Schenectady Locomotive Wo...
Photograph

Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1910
Description: Methodist Episcopal Church and parsonage built under Rev. G.N. Foster. Groups of people are standing on the entrance steps, and others are standing on the ...
Photograph

Thorp, Wisconisn

Date: 1910
Description: Main Street looking north.
Map or Atlas

Sectional Map of Chippewa, Clark, Taylor, and Rusk Counties

Date: 1910
Description: "There never was but one Crop of Land. There never will be another." Shows towns, boundaries, roads, schoolhouses, sawmills, cheese factories, and creameri...
Map or Atlas

Clark County, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: This early-20th century map of Clark County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, wagon roads, railroads, settlers,...
Map or Atlas

Loyal Tribune's Map of Clark County, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: This early-20th century map of Clark County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, property owners and acreag...
Postcard

Eau Pleine River Near Colby

Date: 1910
Description: Color postcard of the Eau Pleine River and trees along the river bank. Caption reads: "On Eau Pleine River, Colby, Wis."
Postcard

Street Scene in Dorchester, Wis.

Date: 1911
Description: View from unpaved street towards the Alb. R. Schwahn building on a corner. There are pedestrians on the sidewalk, and horse-drawn vehicles are parked near ...
Postcard

Snow Plow That Did the Work at Dorchester, Wis.

Date: 03 18 1917
Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of people standing in front of two locomotives, the one on the right with a snowplow attached. Caption reads: "Snow P...
Map or Atlas

Owen : [Wisconsin]

Date: 1910
Description: This set of manuscript blueprint maps show block and lot numbers, railroads, and some landownership, including lands and buildings of J.S. Owen Lumber Co. ...
Postcard

North Main Street

Date: 08 12 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "North Main St., Thorp, Wis." Storefronts with awnings line an unpaved street with paved sidewalks, a horse-drawn wagon travels down t...
Photograph

Neillsville High School Senior Class Play

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of seven young men and three young women, in costume and seated or standing around a couch. Caption reads: "Augusta Masie Breed. Senior Clas...
Photograph

Neillsville High School Senior Class Play

Date: 1912
Description: Posed scene from a play. A man kneels and reaches out to a woman, who is turned away but looking back at him. Another actress is dressed as a young child, ...
Postcard

State Bank

Date: 04 29 1914
Description: Caption reads: "State Bank. Unity, Wis." A large group of children and adults pose in front of the Unity State Bank, some seated in two automobiles. Signs ...
Postcard

Greetings from Unity

Date: 09 08 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings, Unity, Wis." A collage of 4 postcards with views of parades and celebrations in the downtown area.
Postcard

Hotel Nelson

Date: 10 13 1912
Description: Caption reads: "Hotel Nelson, Unity, Wis." A two-story clapboard dwelling with two porches. There are trees in front and to the right.

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