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Marling Lumber Company

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Marling Lumber Company, 1801 East Washington Avenue. The Yahara River is to the right, with a bridge in the background.
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International Model 31 Truck Carrying Lumber

Date: 1922
Description: International model 31 truck carrying lumber for Century Lumber Co. The truck is parked outside the company's warehouse. A man is sitting in the driver's s...
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Sawmill

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph view of Bayfield with a sawmill in the foreground.
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Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
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Chippewa Falls, Wis. General View, from South Side of River

Date: 1910
Description: Chippewa Falls from the south side of the river below the falls. Includes the Sheely House Tavern, railway buildings, box cars, a train with five passenger...
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Unloading Lumber

Date: 03 19 1940
Description: View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste...
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Wooden Sidewalk

Date: 1906
Description: View down a wooden sidewalk, next to a dirt road. Some piles of wood are in the road near a portion of the sidewalk that is under construction.
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Wisconsin Lumber Co. Deering Store

Date: 1933
Description: External view from a field of the Wisconsin Lumber Company's "Deering Store." A number of other buildings surround the store.
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Elevated View of Rice Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the city of Rice Lake with a lumber yard in the foreground, a railroad and Rice Lake at left. Caption reads: "Rice Lake, Wisconsin."
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Interior of Fitzpatrick Lumber Company

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Interior of the Fitzpatrick Lumber Company warehouse at 3230 University Avenue.
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Men and Women Surrounded by Debris

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: In the foreground a small group of men and women stand surrounded by the debres from a tornado. Storm damaged houses and relief workers are visible in the ...
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Campbell's Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Campbell's Mill, which specialized in lumber. Situated in the midst of the forest are smokestacks, railroad tracks, and several buildings....
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Lumber Yard

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Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks of a lumber yard. A two-story building on the right has a sign that says: "Lovejoy & Ringham". There are fences, a sto...
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Hussa's Brewery

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of back of Hussa's brewery. There is a tall chimney on the left, and a yard with piles of lumber is in the foreground.
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Western Maryland Lumber Company Truck

Date: 04 02 1925
Description: Elevated view of men from the Western Maryland Lumber Company loading lumber onto the back of a Model 63 International truck. Piles of lumber are arranged ...
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Wreckage Left After Flood

Date: 1903
Description: View from railroads tracks of the wreckage of wooden buildings left behind after a flood. Intact buildings are visible in a skyline in the distance, and pe...
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Ox Team

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Description: View uphill of a team of oxen with a wagon stacked with lumber. In the background, men gather outside a general store located in the Raton Mountains, betwe...
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Basley's Good Lumber Truck

Date: 1937
Description: An International D-2 truck owned by Basley's Good Lumber Company parked in front of the company storefront. The text on the truck reads, "Use Weyerhaeuser ...
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Burton and Fenton Building Materials Truck

Date: 09 21 1937
Description: Men load what appears to be lumber onto the bed of an International truck owned by Burton & Fenton Building Materials. The truck is parked in front of the ...
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Group of Men Posed with Railroad Train

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Description: View from steep bank of a large group of men posed standing with shovels by a railroad train with flat cars covered with sand or dirt. Man of the men are h...

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