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Men Clearing Stumps

Date: 09 03 1895
Description: Clearing stumps with a stump machine on the farm of Christopher Paustenbach, three miles east of Medford, Taylor County.
Map or Atlas

Medford, Wis., County Seat of Taylor County

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Medford, before the great fire of May 28, 1885.
Photograph

Reverend Elgar F. Mindorff

Date: 02 04 1944
Description: Reverend Elgar F. Mindorff, not long after being released from a Japanese military prison in China.
Postcard

State Street in Medford

Date: 
Description: State Street in Medford. Caption reads: "State Street, Medford, Wis."
Photograph

U.S. Leather Company Tannery

Date: 
Description: The U.S. Leather Co. tannery in Medford. Caption reads: "U.S. Leather Co. Tannery, Medford, Wis."
Photograph

Medford Public Library

Date: 02 1917
Description: Interior view of the Medford Public Library. Reverse of photograph reads: "Medford Wis, Feb 1917." On the left a flag, and a pine branch swag, adorn the do...
Photograph

Medford Public Library

Date: 02 1917
Description: Interior view of the Medford Public Library. Library funded with a $6,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie. On the right a flag, and a pine branch swag, adorn the...
Photograph

Grove of Trees

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: Grove of trees in a flooded area from a late snow melt.
Photograph

Senior Center Lunch

Date: 01 1979
Description: Lunch at a Senior Center.
Photograph

Out for Lunch

Date: 1979
Description: The driver helps a senior citizen board the bus after a lunch at the Medford Senior Center.
Photograph

Harvesting Red Clover

Date: 09 03 1895
Description: The Fred Judas family poses with their second crop of red clover, three miles south of Medford. With their rakes and mower, they are converting the red clo...
Photograph

Corn Crops in Taylor County

Date: 1895
Description: The front (top) and back (bottom) of a promotional cards showing the plentiful corn crops of John Carstens, created to attract farmers to the agricultural ...
Print

The Hemlock Bark Industry

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card advertising the hemlock barn industry in northern Wisconsin. The card features an elevated view of a tannery.

Caption: THE HEMLOCK BARK ...

Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card created to advertize land in northern Wisconsin

Caption: STREET SCENE IN MEDFORD, TAYLOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN. - This view of one of the bu...

Photograph

Frozen Spring Farm Land

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: Farmland covered in a spring frost.
Map or Atlas

Zoning Map - City of Medford, Wisconsin : District Map

Date: 06 02 1952
Description: This map shows five types of districts, as well as streets, railroads, water works buildings, and parks. The bottom left of the map has a key of district t...
Photograph

Porcupine

Date: 10 1930
Description: An adult porcupine standing on the branch of a tree. It appears that the porcupine has chewed off a smaller branch.
Postcard

A Jolly Time by The Shimonek Orchestra

Date: 02 01 1906
Description: Postcard featuring an oval-framed group portrait of a four-person band. The members are posing comically with their instruments. Caption reads: "Medford 2/...
Postcard

Hotel Winchester

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Hotel Winchester. Caption reads: "Hotel Winchester, Medford, Wis."
Postcard

Germania Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Germania Hall, a saloon and meeting place. There is a square balcony over the entrance. Caption reads: "Germania Hall, Medford, Wis."

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