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Crandon Commercial District

Date: 1910
Description: Commercial district in Crandon.
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Downtown Crandon

Date: 1910
Description: Steet in downtown Crandon.
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Wood Frame House

Date: 1909
Description: A wood frame house, with a porch, which was formerly the post office, owned by Mr. Edgar Wood, who was the postmaster.
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Rock in Bishop's Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Rock near the principal village of the Chippewa Indian Reservation.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across Main Street in Laona. Three men are standing in front of the corner building, and another man is on horseback to the right. On the left in the ...
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Laona

Date: 1942
Description: Elevated view from hill towards the city of Laona on the far shoreline. A large smokestack is spewing smoke. Caption reads: "Laona, Wis."
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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."
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Elevated View of Nashville

Date: 1890
Description: Small town completely dependent on the sawmill. When the sawmill closed down, the town disappeared.
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Backwater of the Wolf River

Date: 09 17 1961
Description: View down hill towards backwater area of the Wolf River, near it's source, surrounded by thick woods. Crop marks indicated by photographer.
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Steam Hauler with Log Sleighs

Date: 01 06 1918
Description: Lumber crew posed with a steam hauler and several sleds loaded with logs. The foreman's sleigh pulled by a horse is in the foreground. Possibly foreman, Mi...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down commercial street. The stores are (from left to right): First County State Bank, a variety store, a bakery, First National Bank, a drugstore, the...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View down commercial street. The shops are: Crandon Baking Company, a drugstore, the Hotel Hellstrom and Livery, a restaurant, First National Bank, a baker...
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Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: View across street of cars parked at the curb in front of stores and shops. The shops include: Citizens State Bank, Crandon post office, a grocery store, a...
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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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Seeking Votes at the Fair

Date: 1970
Description: Running for re-election for the first time, Congressman David R. Obey greets voters at the fair. A merry-go-round is in the background. Although unidentifi...
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Stacking Timothy Hay

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A group of farm workers, four men and four children, pose on the farm of H.D. Dutcher. The men are stacking a large pile of timothy hay, using a ladder to ...
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Potato Field in Forest

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: A field of potato plants, with a forest in the background. A man is leaning against a basswood or linden tree that stands approximately eighty-five feet ta...
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Men in Field with Corn and Pumpkins

Date: 08 01 1895
Description: Men posing in Albert Smith's three-acre cornfield. Two men stand near the fence, and three others are in the background holding up their hats.
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Woman and Children in Substandard Housing

Date: 1956
Description: Woman and four children sing in front of a makeshift tent that is used as their home.
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Women and Children in Substandard Housing

Date: 1956
Description: Woman and four children seated in front of a makeshift tent that serves as their home. There is a washtub and washboard in the foreground and laundry hangs...

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