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Lumber Camp Cook Shanty

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Description: Two men preparing a meal in a lumber camp shanty or bunkhouse.
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Woodchopping Contest

Date: 1936
Description: A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest.
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John F. Deitz

Date: 05 1924
Description: John F. Deitz holding a Luger pistol on a visit to Cameron Dam.
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Dow's Store and Texaco Station

Date: 1946
Description: Two men pose outside Dow's store and filling station on Highway 77.
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Walking to School

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Description: Winter scene with children bundled-up against the cold carrying their lunch pails down a snowy rural path to the one room school house called the Pahquahah...
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Sawyer County Bank

Date: 1883
Description: View across intersection towards the Sawyer County Bank, with a group of people posed near its corner doorway. The Sawyer County Bank was organized on Marc...
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Governor Phillip at Victory Celebration

Date: 07 09 1919
Description: Governor Phillip outdoors at a victory celebration.
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Making Maple Sugar

Date: 1919
Description: A child is standing on a log lying on the ground in a clearing. There is a barrel on the left, and a campfire in the background.
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Mary and Nelson Ross

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Description: Winter scene with Mary and Nelson Ross of Ross' Teal Lake Lodge. They are posing in the snow with skis and snowshoes.
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Arpin's Dam

Date: 05 05 1911
Description: Elevated view of construction on Arpin's dam. Men are working on the right. Caption reads: "Arpin's Dam at Radisson, Wis".
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Thomas Mattis with Lambs

Date: 05 1919
Description: Young Thomas Oliver Mattis holds two lambs.
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George Mattis, Sr.

Date: 05 1916
Description: George Mattis, Sr., wearing overalls and a hat, poses with a plow.
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John Dietz Cabin

Date: 12 1910
Description: Cabin of John Deitz. Three persons shown are not members of the Dietz family. John Deitz was known for the Cameron Dam incident in which Deitz and a Saw...
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Shoreline Cottage near Hayward

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Description: View from water of a man wearing a hat and boots walking along the shoreline. A cabin is located up on the bank.
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Entrance to Scheer Bros. Boulder Lodge

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Description: A woman stands next to a boulder along a drive leading to cabins. "BOULDER LODGE" is printed on the boulder. Boulder Lodge is located on Ghost Lake.
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Boulder Lodge

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Description: A woman sitting on a horse near cabins at Boulder Lodge.
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Urhenholdt Memorial Forest

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Description: Marker at the Uhrenholdt Memorial Forest established by farmer Soren J. Uhrenholdt on land that was part of northern Wisconsin's "Cutover Region." A leader...
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Peter Wolfe and William Wolfe

Date: 1932
Description: Outdoor portrait of Peter Wolfe, chief of Lac Courte d'Oreilles band of Ojibwa (Chippewa) Indians, with his son William Wolfe, who was Secretary of Lac Cou...
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Jules Lake Chippewa Lodge

Date: 1935
Description: View from yard of a single story house with enclosed front porch. In the foreground is an outdoor umbrella over two chairs and a small table.
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Log Cabins at Boulder Lodge, Ghost Lake

Date: 1937
Description: Man smoking a cigar while standing in front of a log cabin situated in a clearing in northern Wisconsin. The man's necktie is blowing in the wind.

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