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White Pine Blister Rust Threat

Date: 06 1938
Description: S.B. Fracker and H.N. Putman, two leaders of the white pine blister rust eradication effort in Wisconsin, are examining infected trees at the Rhinelander i...
Photograph

Car on Dirt Road

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Description: Near Lake Minocqua. View of rear of car driving on narrow dirt road lined with trees along lake which is on the right. A barn and silo are on the shoreline...
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Cranberry Harvest

Date: 10 1983
Description: Men harvesting cranberries on flooded marshes with rakes.
Photograph

Cranberry Processing

Date: 1983
Description: Harvested cranberries being unloaded from a truck for cleaning and processing. A woman stands over the cranberries with a rake while adjusting the flow of ...
Print

John A. Bosacki Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of John A. Bosacki of Minocqua, Wisconsin, a cigar manufacturer, with an image of a cigar rolled in the "perfecto" shape.
Photograph

Bushel of Potatoes

Date: 09 26 1895
Description: A pile of potatoes, weighing one hundred and seventy-four pounds, sits next to an overturned bushel basket on the potato field of Henry Kuepper. Stumps and...
Photograph

Onion Fields of John Hass

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Chas B. Howe standing in his garden, holding cabbages, beets, onions, and turnips. The garden is located on the farm of John Hass, with 1.5 acres of onions...
Photograph

P. Langlais Farm

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Three men standing in the cornfields at P. Langlais's farm.

In "Northern Wisconsin: A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker" (1896), this photograph is captioned...

Map or Atlas

Soil Map of Oneida County Wisconsin

Date: 1959
Description: Map of soil in Oneida County. Bottom of the map includes a legend of soil; "SECOND CLASS SOILS GOOD TO FAIR FARM LAND" are represented in shades of yellow ...
Photograph

043 - Two Girls Playing Baseball

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Description: Two campers playing baseball, with one girl sliding into base and the other girl holding the ball. Original caption notes: "Our three most popular Land Spo...
Historical Object

133 - Joy Camps Barbecue

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying three photographs. Two of the photographs show a large pig carcass on a spit over a grilling area. Another photo...
Historical Object

143 - Campers Working in Farm Field

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying two photographs. In one, a number of campers are kneeling, working in a farmer's field. A tractor and line of tr...
Photograph

Wisconsin Dairy Farm

Date: 10 05 1948
Description: Aerial photograph of the Baumgartner Dairy Farm, one half mile east of Three Lakes, WI.
Postcard

Rhinelander Paper Mill Dam

Date: 09 18 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "Paper Mill Dam, Rhinelander, Wis." View of the outflow of the Rhinelander Paper Mill dam, on the Wisconsin River, that powers the mil...

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