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Raftsman's Series No. 1404; Laying Up For Wind And Drying Out

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Description: Group of eight men sitting on shore around a fire, with the river and a boat in the background.
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Threshing in the 1870s

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Description: Men and women pose in the middle of threshing operations with steam engine, horse-drawn wagon and a wheelbarrow equipped with a homemade basket. A handwrit...
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Fair Oaks Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: An open streetcar labeled Fair Oaks sitting near Forest Hills Cemetery, which was then the end of the line. The motorman has been identified as Jack Schwen...
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Grignon-Porlier Trading Post Marker

Date: 1930
Description: Group of people posing near the Grignon-Porlier trading post marker in Butte des Morts.
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Rundell Residence

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the home of Samuel Rundell, with a large group of people assembled on the lawn in front of the house.
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Hemp on Vacant Lots

Date: 08 02 1917
Description: Superintendant Haney of International Harvester Company (left), Senator Beebe, Professor Holden, and J.W. Parmley stand in a hemp field sown on May 19, 191...
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Group in Automobile

Date: 1912
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose for a portrait while seated in an automobile.
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Sand Island Lighthouse

Date: 1915
Description: Sand Island Lighthouse on Apostle Island, Lake Superior. Lighthouse keeper and family are posing in the front of the building.
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Workers in Golfing Attire at Harvester Picnic

Date: 1929
Description: A group of male golfers are sitting and standing while posing for a portrait at an International Harvester employee picnic.
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Alligator Attack

Date: 1903
Description: Humorous posed photograph of a woman in a wagon being attacked by an alligator. The alligator is stuffed and propped against the side of the wagon. The wom...
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Log Jam on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Two women and one man in street clothes and wearing hats posing among the logs of a large log jam on the Wisconsin River.
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River Drivers Lunch

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Description: Log driving crew sitting down for lunch on the bank of a river (probably the Trap River or Rib River). There is a batteau at the water's edge, and one man ...
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Beauty Queen with Cranberries

Date: 1965
Description: An unidentified beauty queen wearing a crown, along with three men, pose with harvested cranberries in a cranberry marsh.
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Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Outdoor group portrait of fourteen people who make up the Governor's Citizens Committee on Public Welfare. They are posed front of a building at the Northe...
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Gillett Family Reunion

Date: 1922
Description: Group portrait of the extended Gillett family at a reunion.
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Silver Wedding of Sherwin and Emma Gillett

Date: 1931
Description: Group portrait on the lawn in front of a porch at the 25th Wedding Anniversary of Sherwin and Emma Gillett. Sherwin and Emma are standing on the left. Thei...
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The Gang at Camp 2

Date: 1909
Description: A group portrait of The Gang at Camp 2. From left to right are: an unidentified man, Carl (who appears to be holding binoculars), Bill, Howard T., and Char...

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