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Pioneer Home of Nels Wickstrom

Date: 1891
Description: This is a family photograph of Nels Wickstrom with his wife Anna (born Anna Stoel) and their children in front of their log home. The oldest child, wearing...
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Two Lumbermen with Saw

Date: 1880
Description: Two lumbermen posing with a two-man crosscut saw they are using on a fallen tree trunk, cutting the pine into manageable sizes for hauling.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Florence, Wisconsin

Date: 1881
Description: The county and city of Florence were named for Florence Hulst, the wife of an early settler. This view illustrates the two industries, mining and lumbering...
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Penisular Power Company

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Description: Panoramic group portrait of workers, who are building the Penisular Power Company, located on the Brule River.
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Church

Date: 1890
Description: Church with snow on the roof.
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Florence County Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Front entrance of the Florence County Court House.
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School

Date: 1890
Description: School building.
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School

Date: 1890
Description: School children pose for a group portrait in front of a school.
Postcard

Fisher Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Florence from across Fisher Lake, with several people standing below on the shoreline. Caption reads: "Florence, Wis. from across Fisher L...
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View across Water towards Town

Date: 1890
Description: Field and trees and water are in the foreground. On the far shoreline are buildings in the town.
Photograph

Treaty Tamarack

Date: 1940
Description: Tamarack tree located in Florence County marking the beginning of the State Boundary.
Photograph

Long Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Long Lake.
Photograph

Gravel Road Surface

Date: 06 14 1951
Description: Crushing gravel to surface STH 101 in Florence County.
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Father and Son Picking Tobacco

Date: 
Description: A father and son picking tobacco. East Tennessee Farmers Union.
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Miners at Iron Mine

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Description: Group of miners posed on a platform near an iron mine.
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Iron Mine

Date: 08 1880
Description: Men working in an iron mine.
Photograph

J.F. Mosher Residence

Date: 1886
Description: Mosher family standing in front of the J.F. Mosher residence. From the left are J.F. Mosher, daughters Celia Belle, Rhoda Adelaide, and Bertha May, son Her...
Print

M.H. Wheeler Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of M.H. Wheeler, a lumberman from Florence, Wisconsin, with a man standing on a load of logs, holding the reins for two horses harnessed to the ...
Photograph

Watt Children in Field with Lamb

Date: 1900
Description: Glendora and Russell Watt, the children of Ephraim and Adelaide Watt are standing with a lamb in an open field. Glendora is holding a bottle for feeding th...
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Clearing Hardwood Forest

Date: 08 02 1895
Description: A hardwood forest ten miles southwest of Florence, containing hard maple, birch, elm, oak, hemlock, and other types of timber. Two men are leaning against ...

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