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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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Children Gathered Around Scale

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Description: Group of small children gathered around a table outdoors near a building on which a toddler is being weighed using a baby scale.
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Nurse with School Group

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Description: Theta Mead posed outside a log cabin schoolhouse with a teacher and her class. One of the girls has her arm around a dog.
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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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Heafford Junction Service Station

Date: 2008
Description: When Phil Kilinski built this unique Dutch Mill gas station six miles north of Tomahawk in the mid 1940s, he created a whimsical attraction that successful...
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Merrill Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Merrill Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "T.B. Scott Free Library." Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Carnegie...
Postcard

Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
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Shoreline View

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Description: View of a shoreline and boat surrounded by trees.
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Saint Mary's Church and Parsonage

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Description: Exterior of Saint Mary's Church and Parsonage. The view from across the street shows a United States Flag in front of the parsonage. Caption reads: "St. Ma...
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Saint Mary's Catholic Church

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Description: Exterior of the Saint Mary's Catholic Church. The view from across the street features the church building's stained glass windows and belfry. Caption read...
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Sacred Heart Hospital

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Description: Exterior of Sacred Heart Hospital. The brick hospital building features a porch, balcony, and a covered entrance. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart Hospital, To...
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Tomahawk High School

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Description: Exterior of Tomahawk High School, a brick building featuring four wings and a main entrance. Adults and children stand on the school's porch and lawn. Capt...
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Residence of J.N. Meunier

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Description: Exterior of the residence of J.N. Meunier, confectioner, baker, restauranteur, and stockholder. Adults and children stand outside the residences near a fie...
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Scene in Bradley Park

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Description: Elevated ciew of Bradley Park, named in 1910 after the consolidation of 105 acres previously referred to as Prospect Point and Hog's Back. A man observes m...
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Prospect Point

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Description: A man boats near the shoreline at Prospect Point. Prospect Point consolidated with Hog's Back in 1910 to form 105 acres of land and was renamed Bradley Pa...
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Log Cabin

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Description: A view of a "log cabin of a pioneer". Two other log cabins are visible in the background.
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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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