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Hess Barrel Company

Date: 06 14 1927
Description: Loading barrels into a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad car behind the Hess Barrel Company (cooperage) at about 1950 Atwood Avenue. Stacks of oak barrel h...
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Family Posed on Elaborate Porch

Date: 1871
Description: Two women and a child pose on the porch of a Greek revival frame house. The porch appears to have been added later in a Victorian style, including elaborat...
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Federal Bird Warden

Date: 1921
Description: J.M. Eheim posing outdoors with multiple birdhouses.
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Reviewing Nailbox Assembly

Date: 08 1919
Description: Two women and one man, probably rural school teachers, are standing outdoors near a work bench, reviewing the blueprints to construct a nail box.
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Students with Bird House Projects

Date: 1915
Description: Group of school children standing on the steps of a school house(?) holding their bird house projects.
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Knotty Pine Lodge — Exterior

Date: 08 06 2004
Description: "This Friday we are at the Knotty Pine Lodge at N 10351 Howard Drive, Fox Lake."
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Holter Studio

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Description: Wood carver Jerry Holter outside his studio in Clam Lake.
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Madison Art Association's 2nd Annual Art Fair to be Held on Capitol Grounds

Date: 07 02 1965
Description: The Madison Art Association's 2nd annual Downtown Sidewalk Art Fair is held on the Capitol grounds. Shown admiring art work to be displayed is Governor War...
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Young Girl Holding Nail Box

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Description: Outdoor portrait of Edna Baker, first prize girl, standing and holding a nail box. Behind her is probably the Pleasant Valley School house in Logan County.
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Carousel Horse

Date: 08 1976
Description: Large, plastic molded plaque of a carousel horse mounted on a decorated, wooden background. The relief, supported by a child on the stairs of Sid's house, ...
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Totem Pole at Indian Village

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Description: Color postcard of the totem pole at the Indian Village of the American Baptist Assembly. A group of children are standing at the base looking up at it. ...
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Whittling

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Description: Close-up view of a man sitting in a chair and whittling an animal figure.
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Man Whittling

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Description: Man sitting on a rocking chair in a yard whittling in a rocking chair in front of a log cabin that has a sign reading: "Elwood." Lanterns and antlers are h...
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Wood Carving at the Logging Congress

Date: 09 1976
Description: A man is carving a face onto a log using a chainsaw. Other men are looking at chainsaws displayed on a pile of birch tree logs. A sign on a trailer behind ...
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Chainsaw Carving

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Description: A man is posing with a number of his wood carvings. He is wearing a shirt and face-shield advertising Echo chainsaws. A chainsaw is sitting on top of a log...
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Carving a Wood Owl with a Chainsaw

Date: 09 1976
Description: A man is bracing himself on a log while using a chainsaw to carve an owl out of a log.
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Three Sisters with the "H" They Made

Date: 1906
Description: Three wood workers are showing the "H" which they made out of birch logs. From left to right: Lucy Holt, Minnie May Rumsey and possibly Juliet Rumsey Stroh...
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Building the Pulpit - Part 4

Date: 1913
Description: A man, holding a hammer, is standing behind the new log pulpit to be used for Sunday worship on the porch at Island Lodge. The base of the pulpit is a holl...
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Pat Harrison at Deer Park

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Description: Patti Harrison is reaching into an open cooler in front of the Deer Park storefront. She is looking over her shoulder at a wooden American Indian advertisi...
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Making a Stoneboat for Hauling Water

Date: 1935
Description: Three men are kneeling on the ground working with a saw. The men are wearing hats with mosquito nets on them. Mountains are in the background. Caption with...

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