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Consolidated Paper

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Description: Smoke billowing from smokestacks at the Consolidated Paper plant. The river appears to be partially frozen, and snow is on the ground. Piles of logs, on th...
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Slaughtered Pigs

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Description: Two men in the process of butchering three large hogs. The hogs hang off of hooks from a track on the ceiling of the slaughterhouse. The man on the right c...
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Construction of the Stern of a Ship

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Description: A man wearing a hardhat stands on scaffolding at the stern of a ship under construction. Beams and other shipbuilding material can be seen scattered around...
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Construction of the Bow of a Ship

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Description: Two men stand on scaffolding as they work on the construction of the bow of a ship. Another man stands on the ground nearby. A crane is visible in the back...
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Pumping Water from Wolf River

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Description: A man pumps water from the Wolf River into the back of a horse-drawn wagon to haul to a steam engine. There is a building on the left, and more buildings o...
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Otto F Schultz

Date: 1962
Description: Otto F. Schultz, at age 81, uses the same tools his father used in his blacksmith shop.
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Tool Shop

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Description: Otto F. Schultz working in his tool shop.
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Metal Foundry

Date: 1960
Description: Joe Weyenberg and two other men work with molten metal at the Roloff Manufacturing Company.
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Olsen's Mill (Wayne Feeds)

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior of Olsen's Mill (Wayne Feeds) on Hwy 49, just north of Hwy 21.
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Lime Kiln

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view of lime processing plant.
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Kilns

Date: 1968
Description: A row of lime kilns.
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Mill

Date: 1960
Description: An unidentified man works in a mill.
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Lime Kiln

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior of a lime processing plant.
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Log Sawing

Date: 1969
Description: Paul Timm, Arno Timm and Stephen Timm work together sawing a log, which has full 16 foot boards and is 20 feet long.

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