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Village of Glidden

Date: 1885
Description: View of buildings in an industrial area with a forest in the background.
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Truck with Logging Trailer

Date: 1947
Description: Men using a crane to load logs onto the trailer of an International W-6564-OH truck. A man is swinging from the crane's cable over the logs on the truck. A...
Photograph

Power Unit at Lumber Site

Date: 1938
Description: A man sits on a metal barrel near an International I-30 tractor modified into a P-30 power unit. The power unit was used with a Skagil hoist at a lumber si...
Photograph

International C-60 Trucks with Logs

Date: 1936
Description: Men use two International C-60 trucks to haul logs down a dirt road in a wooded setting.
Photograph

Campbell's Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Campbell's Mill, which specialized in lumber. Situated in the midst of the forest are smokestacks, railroad tracks, and several buildings....
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The Brooks Scanlon Co.

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Description: Elevated view of the Brooks Scanlon Company, which specialized in lumber. The complex sits on a river. The lumber is lying out on the tops of roofs and in ...
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Young Lumberjacks

Date: 1920
Description: Two timber sawyers standing posed with their tools in a forest. Both men wear heavy mittens, and the man on the left is carrying a saw across his left shou...
Map or Atlas

Map of Blackwell

Date: 1972
Description: A topographic map of the Blackwell quadrangle.
Photograph

Cutting the Railroad Right of Way through Cathedral Woods

Date: 1934
Description: View of Cathedral Woods and the fallen trees that were cut down to make way for the Holt Lumber Company railroad spur. Caption reads: "Cutting the R.R. rig...
Postcard

Loading

Date: 06 06 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Rib Lake, Wis.", "Loading." and "Brown Photo." A lumberjack is standing on a load of logs pulled by a team of horses. Three more men ...
Postcard

Scene Near Rice Lake

Date: 10 23 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. Th...

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