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Chelsea View

Date: 1890
Description: View of Chelsea including railroad tracks and car.
Postcard

State Street in Medford

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

Tall-tale Postcard: Winter Scene at Little Rib

Date: 01 25 1911
Description: Photomontage of a winter scene with men fishing on a frozen lake. Two men pull on the line attached to the fish's mouth, while one holds an axe above its h...
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

New Settlers in Taylor County

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card displaying a group of thirteen people outside their new home in Northern Wisconsin.

The caption bellow the photograph reads, "These pe...

Photograph

Rib Lake, Taylor County, Wis.

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card displaying a populated village street near a lake in Northern Wisconsin.

The caption bellow the photography reads: "RIB LAKE, TAYLOR C...

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...

Print

A Second Crop of Clover

Date: 1895
Description: The front (top) and back (bottom) of an advertisement for farm land in northern Wisconsin. This card advertises the abundance of clover crop with an image ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin

Date: 1887
Description: This 1887 map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range system, sections, railroads, vacant Wisconsin Central Railroad land, land sold by t...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County, & Part of Lincoln County, Wisconsin Showing Wisconsin Central Rail Road Lands

Date: 1887
Description: This 1896 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Rail...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: This 1909 map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, settlers houses, schools, churches, saw...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: This map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows soil types, the township and range grid, sections, settlers houses, schools, churches, saw mills, tanneries, ro...
Map or Atlas

Taylor County, Wisconsin

Date: 1940
Description: This map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, creameries and cheese fact...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County Drawn to Accompany an Article by Ray Bundick, 'The disappearance of Father Menard'

Date: 1960
Description: This manuscript map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, lakes and streams, "Chippewa trails, Indian trails" Indian villages and...
Map or Atlas

Map of Rib Lake

Date: 1979
Description: A color map of Rib Lake, Wisconsin.
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...
Map or Atlas

Lands Tax Deeded to Taylor County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: This map shows communities, state roads, county roads, railroads, lakes and rivers in the county. Areas marked in red are lands tax deeded to the county.
Postcard

High School

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Medford High School. Automobiles are parked on the side of the building. Caption reads: "High School, Medford, Wis."

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