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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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Boy and Horse near Post Office

Date: 1897
Description: Exterior view of the Post Office, with boy and horse in front.
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Traveling Library Depository

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view of a traveling library depository.
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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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Traveling Library Station

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view including traveling library station with map of Wisconsin on the wall.
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Traveling Library and Organ

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view including traveling library station and organ.
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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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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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Louisville School House

Date: 1897
Description: School house in Louisville, Dunn County across from the post office.
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Menomonie from Meadow Hill

Date: 1880
Description: View of Menomonie from Meadow Hill.
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Red Cedar or Menomonie River and the Mills

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of Red Cedar (or Menomonie) River and the Knapp, Stout & Co., mills from the top of present day Meadow Hill Dr. looking Southeast.
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Rumsey's Landing

Date: 1895
Description: Rumsey's Landing on the Chippewa River about two miles below Caryville.
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Ramsay & Jones Mill Yard

Date: 1887
Description: Mill workers in the yard at Ramsay & Jones Mill.
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Menominee Bay Shore

Date: 1887
Description: The bay shore of Menominee filled with driftwood.
Map or Atlas

Vanceburg Cemetery, Town of Sheridan, Dunn County, Wisconsin

Date: 1880
Description: This plat of Vanceburg Cemetery, Town of Sheridan, Dunn County, Wisconsin, likely dates from the 1880s and "is intended for the correction of names of peop...
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Farmers Waiting to Load Their Goods

Date: 1898
Description: Farmers with their loads waiting to ship on train number 40 at Colfax, Wisconsin. "An everyday occurrence at 3:50 pm during September and October."
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View of a Farm

Date: 1898
Description: View from field of farm with a wide view of the surrounding landscape.
Map or Atlas

Plat of Menomonie, Dunn County, Wis.

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows plat of town, local streets, numbered blocks and lots, mill pond, mills, part of the Red Cedar River, and land and property ownership by nam...

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