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View of Shell Lake

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of Shell Lake before a fire on December 3, 1889 which swept Main Street and destroyed more than twenty business places.
Postcard

View of Shell Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View of Shell Lake. There are railroad tracks i the foreground. Caption reads: "Shell Lake Wis."
Photograph

Shell Lake

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of Shell Lake looking towards the sawmills.
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Shell Lake Roller Milling Company

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view across railroad tracks towards the Shell Lake Roller Milling Company. There is a man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon outside the entrance.
Postcard

Shell Lake High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a high school with people sitting and standing on the lawn in front. Caption reads: "Shell Lake High School Shell Lake Wis."
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Making Grasshopper Bait

Date: 07 1938
Description: At a small sawmill near Shell Lake, farmers shovel sawdust which will be mixed with a whey product and applied to fields for grasshopper eradication during...
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Frame Church

Date: 1920
Description: View of frame church in a pastoral landscape.
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Summer Cottages

Date: 03 20 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Summer Cottages, Shell Lake, Wis." View across lake towards cottages on the shore, and boathouses, piers and trees. A man is standing...

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