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Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses...
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Miners using a Pioneer Windlass

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Description: Early Wisconsin lead miners using a Pioneer Windlass.
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Breaker Boy

Date: 1902
Description: Andrew Chippa hired on with Markle & Co., miners of anthracite coal to pay off his father's debt of $54 to the company store since his father's death in th...
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The "Gracie May" Locomotive

Date: 1884
Description: The Fairchild and Northwestern locomotive the "Gracie May," named for Gracie May Foster. Several people pose near the locomotive, including Robert Holmes a...
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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M.O. Weaver Construction Company Site

Date: 11 18 1926
Description: A man and a young boy stand on either side of an International Model 63 dump truck as it is loaded. The truck was operated by the M.O. Weaver Construction ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Car Construction

Date: 04 22 1948
Description: Frank Meyers measuring the floorboard of his 1948 Soap Box Derby racer to see that it compares exactly with the full-scale plans he drew before starting to...
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Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Logging crew posed in snow at a logging camp.
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Men Reconstructing a Barn

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Description: Two horses, several men and two youth stand in front of a stone wall or foundation. The men could be reconstructing a barn after the flood of 1911.
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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Studio Portrait of Ho-Chunk Man and Boys

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio group portrait of young Ho-Chunk men. Standing (l to r) are George Otter (Hay Cho Kah), Johnnie Thunder (Hoonk Nee Kah), and George Bear...
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Setting Up Stage Scaffolding

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Workers amid construction of the stage and the scaffolding that will hold speakers.
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Crew Constructing Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A crew works with plywood during construction of the food stalls at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Marjorie Quinney's Checkered Coat

Date: 1910
Description: Marjorie Quinney, Richard Quinney's aunt, wearing a stole and a checkered coat, standing behind a Model-T Ford on the family farm with sheds in background.
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Young Man with Mogul Jr. 1 HP Engine

Date: 1916
Description: Young man outdoors holding a Mogul Jr. 1 HP engine mounted on a skid with two wheels. An industrial building or a factory is in the background. The shadow ...
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Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left loads lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon while a man in an apron holds the horses. There is ...
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Machine Factory

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys pose outside a machine factory in Corliss. Almost all of them are similarly dressed in dark hats, jackets, and pants. A large sign is on the r...
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Group of Men and Boys Threshing

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men and boys threshing. They are using a tractor for a belt-driven threshing machine, and on the left two horses pull a wagon with large barrels.
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of the photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy) sitting on the bluff overlooking Fish Creek Harbor. The old warehouses are seen on the pi...
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Family in Front of House

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Description: View of group of people posing in a yard. A man is sitting surrounded by a woman, young girl and boy, and an older boy. The young girl is holding a hat and...

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