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Tractor and Plow Being Towed

Date: 03 1935
Description: A tractor and plow on a trailer is being towed by a truck.
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Kaminski Wreck

Date: 07 04 1914
Description: The wreck of John Kaminski's plane, where he had been scheduled to fly at the Fourth of July festivities.
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Mail Train

Date: 04 14 1948
Description: View across railroad tracks of cart loads of mail sacks on the platform, awaiting the arrival of the next train. The four men standing on the left have bee...
Postcard

Lindaur Mill Flume

Date: 1909
Description: The Lindaur Mill Flume. A man is standing in the left foreground. In the distance is the Court House with clocktower. Caption reads: "Lindaur Mill Flume, M...
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Theta Mead in Wagon

Date: 1922
Description: Theta Mead in a horse-drawn wagon along with another woman and three children.
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Riding on the Running Boards

Date: 1921
Description: Warmly-dressed school children riding on the running boards of Theta Mead's car. There is a large building and probably a flag pole in the background.
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Winter Trip

Date: 1920
Description: Winter scene with Theta Mead shoveling her car out of a snow drift.
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Children in Doorway of Cabin

Date: 1917
Description: Three children peek out of the door of a log cabin. There is an ash can to the right of the door.
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Theta Mead by Her Car

Date: 1918
Description: Theta Mead standing next to her car on a rural dirt road holding a book under her arm.
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Hello, Merrill

Date: 09 03 1984
Description: A brief shower failed to dampen the enthusiasm of Democratic Presidential candidate Walter Mondale and Vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro during...
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Wisconsin Democrats

Date: 1984
Description: The audience at the Lincoln County fairgrounds who gathered to hear Democratic candidates Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro, with the national media cov...
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Holy Cross Hospital

Date: 05 1974
Description: Dedication of an addition to the Holy Cross Hospital. The Catholic order opened Holy Cross Hospital in 1926 and completed this addition in 1974. The hospit...
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Albert Roszek with Farm Equipment

Date: 05 1959
Description: Albert Roszek, wearing overalls, posing with farm machinery. There is a barn in the background.
Postcard

Forest Rangers at Hang Out at Tomahawk Lake

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of twelve men posing on the steps and porch of a building, probably forest rangers. The men are wearing a variety of clothing, including a b...
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Lake Tomahawk Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Lake Tomahawk Post Office, with a woman and two young girls posed in front. A sign painted on the side of the building advertises "Sod...
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Mrs. Gilbert Ward Selling Honey

Date: 11 22 1977
Description: Mrs. Gilbert Ward waiting for honey customers along Highway 501. Jars of honey are displayed on a blanket on the hood of her car.
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White Pine

Date: 1981
Description: An unidentified man in a winter coat is standing with his right hand resting on a large limb of a mature white pine on the grounds of the T.B. Scott Mansio...
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Handling a Fire Hose

Date: 08 1940
Description: Two men, one wearing a pith helmet, are directing the stream from a fire hose over a body of water. There are several men in the background, some wearing W...
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Brush Raft on Pine Lake

Date: 03 11 1936
Description: An unidentified man is inspecting a construction of logs and branches, stacked neatly and tied with ropes. He is standing on ice on a cleared area of a sno...
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Picnic

Date: 07 1939
Description: Three unidentified women, two wearing wide-legged slacks, are supervising a group of children around a stone fireplace in Council Grounds State Forest (now...

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