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Raftsman's Series No. 1425 : Handspiking Off A Bar. A Heavy Lift

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men standing knee deep in water using handspikes probably in an attempt to dislodge a lumber raft from a sandbar or from the shor...
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Raftsman's Series No. 1408: Cook and Cookie Before Dinner

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Description: Stereograph of a group of men on a raft. The man in the foreground is sitting and peeling potatoes. The young man splitting wood is Ashley Bennett, son of ...
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Raftsman's Series No. 1411: Witching Up

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a group of men "witching up."
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Raftsman's Series No. 1424: On A Sandbar, Jack Run Out. Hold Her Boys

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of three raftsmen standing in the river, probably on a sandbar, using wooden poles to hold or push against the rafts.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1418: Putting Down A Springpole In The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of five men standing on a log and a plank of wood while another man is chopping at the log with an axe.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Men Working In The Water - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of several men working at dusk, knee deep in water attending to the raft.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1418: Putting Down A Springpole In The Dells - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of five men standing on a log while another man chops at the log with an axe.
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Visiting a Log Drive

Date: 1912
Description: Businessmen visiting a log drive down the Wisconsin River. One man wearing a vest sits in a boat holding a peavey hook over his shoulder. Other men wearing...
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Businessmen Visiting Logging Crew

Date: 1912
Description: View from shoreline over tree branches of three businessmen visiting a logging crew on the Wisconsin River. One businessman sits on a boat while two others...

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