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Folk Singer

Date: 1941
Description: Unidentified folk singer sitting on a stack of logs and holding a pipe. Possibly recorded in Waushara County in 1941, where many lumberjacks were recorded.
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Group in front of Boarding House

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Description: A group of people pose in front of a boarding house. One man on the right is holding up a small child. There is a large pile of lumber or fuelwood next to ...
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Excelsior Public School

Date: 1909
Description: View across road of school children and a man and a woman standing in front of the two-story public school. There is a bell tower above the entrance. A num...
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People Standing with Seated Men with Accordions

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Description: Two men are posing sitting on a bench holding accordions. and six men, two women, and a girl are posing standing around the two men. In the background is a...
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Draft Horses at the Freeman Hotel Barn

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a two European American men, both displaying single draft horses, with the horse on the right hitched to a wagon. They are posing in fr...
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Lucy A. Kaufmann

Date: 1905
Description: Lucy Kaufmann poses in an open, wooded area holding a hoe. She is wearing a tattered hat; her skirt and blouse are torn. There are two sheds and woodpiles ...
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Men Using Farmall Tractor to Power Saw

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Side view of two men using a Farmall tractor to power a saw that they are using to cut logs. Behind the woodpile is a bell on a small wooden tower. In the ...

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