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Two Men with Steam Tractor

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Description: Two men operating a steam tractor/donkey used to haul logs. Piles of logs are stacked behind them.
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands on a sled pulled by a team of two horses that is carrying logs on a snow-covered road. Moving away from the log-carrying sled is an empty egg-...
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Group Amidst Logs

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Description: A group of men and women sit among a large number of logs.
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Man, Women and Child Among Logs

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Description: A man, two women, and a young child sit or stand among a large number of logs.
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Canoe Outdoors near House

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Description: A canoe rests on sawhorses in front of a stack of firewood and frame house.
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Canoe on Sawhorses

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Description: A canoe rests on sawhorses in front of a stack of firewood and frame house.
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Women in Two Rowboats

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Description: Four women, two in each boat, row near a pile of logs along a shoreline.
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Two Men Boxing

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Description: Two men take a boxing pose outside of a cabin near a woodpile. In addition, there are several onlookers.
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Man Pointing Revolver Toward Himself

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Description: A man stands near a woodpile and points a revolver toward his chest.
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David Goodvillage Standing on Snowy Ground with Horse

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Description: David Goodvillage (WauHeTonChoEKah), standing with his horse who is loaded with supplies, including cattail mats, snowshoes and canvases, for a hunting and...
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Ho-Chunk Couple with Dog

Date: 1890
Description: A Ho-Chunk couple and their dog outside of their winter home (ciiporoke). A Hudson Bay blanket is hanging over the door opening. The long tree branches lea...
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Ho-Chunk Man and Woman near Winter Lodge

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Description: A Ho-Chunk man and woman posing standing in front of a Ho-Chunk winter lodge. The man is reportedly blind. In the background there is a horse and snow on t...
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Ho-Chunk Child, Dog, and Winter Lodges

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Description: Ho-Chunk winter lodges among trees, probably a Ho-Chunk encampment at the cranberry marsh. There are large, cut logs in between two lodges. A small Ho-Chun...
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Interior of a Factory

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Description: Interior of a factory with two blurred men on the right, and men in the background on the left.
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Men Posing Outside Wooden Buildings

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Description: Three men are posing sitting on a woodpile near some wooden buildings. The man in the center is wearing a vest and hat and is holding a platter with a glas...
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Group of People on a Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of people, men, women and children, gathered in groups on a wooden bridge. A sign in the middle of the bridge reads: "$50 Fine for Cutt...
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Dam Construction

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Description: View from railroad tracks towards industrial activity on the edge of the river, possibly building a dam.
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Dam Construction

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Description: Men working on the foundation of a building, possibly laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam.
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High School Construction

Date: 1897
Description: View towards front entrance of the partially constructed Senior High School. A man is walking up a board into the open doorway of the school. A horse is st...
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Outdoor Portrait of European American Man

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Description: Outdoor portrait of an unidentified European American man posing sitting on logs, smoking a cigarette.

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