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Steam Train Speeds Over Trestle

Date: 1910
Description: The railroad trestle over the Red Cedar River with a steam train passing over.
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Campers with Tent

Date: 1910
Description: Albert Hansen and friends pose in front of their tent.
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Woman with Canoe Paddle

Date: 1910
Description: Woman standing on riverbank with canoe paddle and boat moored at tree.
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Elk Mound Street Scene

Date: 1907
Description: Part of Elk Mound's business district, including a bank and a drug & stationery store.
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Richartz-Beilfus Implement Co.

Date: 1942
Description: Storefront of the Richartz-Beilfus Implement Co., an International Harvester truck and tractor dealership. At left is W.P. Beilfus, at right is T.C. Richa...
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Train Wreck

Date: 09 09 1881
Description: Wreck of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha railroad line on the Teegarten farm near Menomonie. Dead cows are in the foreground.
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Sawmill on the Red Cedar River

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Description: Knapp-Stout and Company Sawmill on the Red Cedar River, with dam and logs in the foreground.
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Vacationers at Cabins

Date: 1931
Description: Women, men and children in summer clothes stand between cabins at the Gallop Inn on Tainter Lake.
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Pumping Gas

Date: 04 1945
Description: Service station manager Lyndon Ellefson of the local cooperative gasoline station pumps gasoline into the tank of a car.
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Troops Leaving Menomonie

Date: 07 16 1918
Description: Elevated view of the departure of the drafted soldiers at the Menomonie railroad station, with a crowd present to see them off.
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Pig Freight Car on the Soo Line

Date: 1917
Description: Group of people standing in front of a Soo Line freight car that was used by the railroad to promote hog transportation. This photograph was donated to the...
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Man and Dog and Post Office

Date: 1897
Description: Post office with man and dog. This was the Louisville Post Office, west of Downsville in the town of Dunn.
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Four Views of Hatchville

Date: 
Description: Composite of four images of Hatchville, including E.D. Karnes store and the Co-Operative Creamery.
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Rural Lane in Downsville

Date: 1897
Description: View down dirt road, with a few homes on each side of the lane.
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Octagonal Structure

Date: 1897
Description: One-story octagonal building with a chimney and windows in a rural area.
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Elk Mound

Date: 1930
Description: Elk Mound.
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Business District in Wheeler

Date: 1897
Description: A dirt street in the business district of Wheeler.
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Road into Town

Date: 1897
Description: Road lined with fences leading into town. Several houses are visible in the distance. A railroad track and electric or telegraph line runs along the left s...
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View of Menomonie

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph elevated view of a residential neighborhood in Menomonie.
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View of Menomonie

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph elevated view of a river and homes of Menomonie.

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