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Town of Irma

Date: 1900
Description: The town buildings in Irma. Many stumps and milled logs are in the foreground.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down center of unpaved street with storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Main Street, Tomahawk, Wis."
Postcard

Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View down center of Wisconsin Avenue, with commercial buildings and storefronts on both sides. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Ave. on a Quiet Sunday Morning, To...
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Spirit Falls

Date: 1940
Description: View of Spirit Falls at a low water stage.
Postcard

Badger Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across street towards the Badger Hotel. Caption reads: "Badger Hotel, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

High School

Date: 1910
Description: View toward the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Merrill, Wis."
Postcard

High School Building

Date: 1910
Description: View toward the high school. Caption reads: "Greetings from Merrill, Wis.," and "High School Building."
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Menard Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The Menard Monument was erected in honor of Pere Rene Menard who was lost in the area in 1661 while en route to Huron Village to baptize Native Americans. ...
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Neighborhood in Merrill

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of a neighborhood in Merrill.
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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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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

Wisconsin River Near Grandfather Falls

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard view up the Wisconsin River near the foot of Grandfather Falls, which falls 90 feet in 1 1/2 miles. Caption reads: "Near the foot of ...
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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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T.B. Scott Mansion

Date: 1907
Description: View across water towards a large Queen Anne style house sitting on a hill above the Wisconsin River. There is a bridge on the left and a road, now South C...
Photograph

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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Prairie River

Date: 04 1971
Description: View down center of the Prairie River. Snow and trees line both shorelines.
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Prairie River

Date: 04 1971
Description: View across river towards a snowy shoreline along the Prairie River.
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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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