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Armstrong Creek Railroad Tracks

Date: 
Description: A view of the Soo Line Depot and railroad tracks running through the town at Armstrong Creek. A man, child, and a dog are walking on the railroad tracks.
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Two Buildings and Farm Equipment

Date: 07 1941
Description: Two buildings, perhaps outhouses, and farm equipment in the vicinity of Crandon.
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Man Driving Automobile in Field

Date: 07 1941
Description: A man is driving an automobile in a field near two buildings, perhaps outhouses.
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Charlie Spencer

Date: 07 28 1941
Description: Charlie Spencer (b.1873?), a Kentuckian who migrated to Crandon, recorded white spirituals for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas. He is sitting in a ch...
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Forest County Courthouse and Park in Crandon

Date: 1930
Description: View of a park, with the Forest County courthouse in the background.
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Grand Plank Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: View from street towards the Grand Plank Hotel, with a man standing on its front porch. Caption reads: "Grand Plank Hotel, Wabeno, Wis."
Postcard

Branch Street

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of North Branch Street. Caption reads: "North Branch Street, Wabeno, Wis."
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District School House in the Woods

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: Exterior view of the district school house property, with a young boy standing on the front steps. There is a hand-pump on a wood platform in front of the ...
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Children at Dilapidated Home

Date: 1956
Description: Five children seated in front of a dilapidated shack that serves as a dwelling. Three dogs roam in the front yard.
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W.H. Rogers Lumber Co. Camp

Date: 1900
Description: Lumber camp group, W.H. Rogers Lumber Co., near Nashville.
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1905
Description: View looking up unpaved street and sidewalk of town, with dwellings on both sides, and a forested hill in the background. Caption reads: "Crandon, Wis."
Postcard

Office & Residence of Dr. Crawford, Dentist

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing the dentist office and residence of Dr. Crawford. There is a sign on a post in front for Dr. Crawford, Dentist, and signs on ...
Postcard

North Shore of Stone Lake. Planets (Near Crandon) Wis.

Date: 1920
Description: Colorized postcard view. Caption reads: "North Shore of Stone Lake. Planets (Near Crandon) Wis." Caption on back reads: "Looking towards the picturesque re...
Postcard

A View of Stone Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down hill towards Stone Lake, with wooded shoreline and a two-story log building in the foreground. Caption reads: "A View of Stone Lake, Cran...
Postcard

Surprise Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Black & white photographic postcard showing wooded shoreline of Surprise Lake. There is a two-story house behind trees on the opposite shoreline. Caption r...
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Forest County Courthouse

Date: 1962
Description: Chrome color photographic postcard of Forest County Courthouse.
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Telephone Exchange in Laona

Date: 1920
Description: "This picture is of the first telephone exchange that I established in Laona. The girl standing is my youngest daughter. This exchange is still operated in...
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Sugar House

Date: 04 09 1971
Description: View uphill towards a sugar house, constructed of vertical logs, with a tall, metal chimney at the back. Smoke is coming out of the partially open double d...
Postcard

The Crawford Farm

Date: 
Description: View towards a farm, with farmhouse and barn. A road is on the left of the farmhouse, and a telephone pole is in the foreground. Caption reads: "'The Crawf...
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Company Boarding House

Date: 1908
Description: View of a large boarding house. Two people are standing on the porch, and a woman is sitting and looking out of the sill of a second-story window. Caption ...

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