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Lumber Raft on the Chippewa River

Date: 1870
Description: Elevated view of lumber raft and workers on the Chippewa River. In the background on the right are dwellings.
Photograph

Church in Cassville

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene overlooking town, showing Baptist church in background.
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Huge Log Jam

Date: 1869
Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of a log jam of about 150 million feet of logs, stopped at the piers of Pound, Halbert, and Co., which stood in about 40...
Photograph

Rafts Below Dam

Date: 1886
Description: A fleet of rafts on the Wisconsin River below the Kilbourn dam.
Photograph

Early Lead Mine

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Description: Exterior of a badger-type early Wisconsin lead mine.
Photograph

Peshtigo Log Jam

Date: 1907
Description: Loggers breaking up a log jam in the Peshtigo River area.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Marinette

Date: 1881
Description: Bird's-eye map of Marinette, with insets.
Photograph

Madeline Island Historical Museum Under Construction

Date: 1956
Description: Constructing the Madeline Island Historical Museum in La Pointe which consists of four separate buildings. L-to-r: jail; American Fur Trade storage buildin...
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Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
Map or Atlas

A Bird's-Eye View of the City of Ashland, Wis. County Seat of Ashland Co.

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye view of Ashland, on the shores of Lake Superior, with insets of The Apostle Islands Chequamagon Bay & Ashland, and Distances from Ashland.
Photograph

Loading Rock from Quarry

Date: 1894
Description: Men loading rock from Saddle Mound quarry onto a St. Paul Railroad flat car.
Photograph

Visitors to the Iron Ridge Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Visitors, dressed in their Sunday best, contrast with the rough garb of the miners. Left to right, miners were: Charles Kanass, Robert "Beaver" Smith (hold...
Photograph

Stump Land and Soil Erosion

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Description: Forest destroyed by destructive logging followed by a fire. The right-hand side of the image shows where soil erosion has begun.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1403: The Fleet Just Below The Dam In The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view of several groups of men on rafts loaded with felled trees.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1432 : Running The Kilbourn Dam, On Board The Raft

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man on a lumber raft steering the raft through the rapids in the Wisconsin Dells. Caption at bottom: The Camera's Story of Raftman's Life ...
Painting

Chippewa Falls

Date: 1850
Description: Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the...
Photograph

Aerial View of Midvale Neighborhood

Date: 06 07 1954
Description: Aerial view of the Midvale neighborhood under construction showing the intersection of Midvale and Tokay Boulevards near the southwestern city limits of Ma...
Photograph

Breaking Log Jam on Chippewa River

Date: 1903
Description: Three barefoot boys stand on a pile of logs in the foreground looking across the river at a group of men working to free a log jam in the Big Eddy on the C...
Map or Atlas

La Crosse Bird's-Eye Map

Date: 1876
Description: Bird's-eye view of La Crosse.
Photograph

The Juniata Pushing a Raft of Lumber

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Description: View from raft towards the sternwheel rafter, Juniata, pushing a raft of lumber. The crew is posing on deck. The boat was later named the Red Win...

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