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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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Raft Over Dam at Munger's Mill

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Description: Several men on a raft going over the dam at Munger's Mill. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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"Germania" Steamboat

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Description: View down hill of the "Germania" steamboat along the shoreline in the foreground, across the river from bridge and Munger's Mill, which are in the backgrou...
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Lappley Feed Mill and Lumberyard

Date: 04 1923
Description: Lappley Feed Mill and lumberyard. Caption reads: "Lappley Feed Mill and Lumber Yard Fitchburg, Wis."
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Munger's Mill and Dam

Date: 1895
Description: Munger's Mill and dam, with men standing on and around the dam.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Pickerel

Date: 1910
Description: Two men stand staring at a giant pickerel fish laying on a long, wooden horse-drawn sled. The scene takes place in an industrial district, including a lumb...
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International Harvester Engine

Date: 1923
Description: A man uses an International Harvester engine to power a saw. The man is cutting lumber while a child watches from the background.
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Power Unit at Lumber Site

Date: 1938
Description: A man sits on a metal barrel near an International I-30 tractor modified into a P-30 power unit. The power unit was used with a Skagil hoist at a lumber si...
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Scene Along Fox River

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Description: View of the Fox River. Small boats are docked along the left bank where factory buildings stand. The facade features advertisements for Wrigley's Spearmint...
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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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Group of Men near Two Wooden Buildings

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Description: Group of men and a young girl posed standing and in wagons outside two large wooden buildings, possibly a sawmill. There is a row of barrels along the top ...
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Goodyear Mill

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Description: Lumberyard with railroad lines and a sawmill, probably the Goodyear Mill, three miles south of Saddle, or a mill located in McKenna.
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Warrens Mill

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Description: View across yard of men and children posed near what is probably Warrens Mill. Men and children are posed standing, sitting in lumber wagons, on horses, an...
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Sawmill

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Description: View across yard of men and boys posing in the doorway of a sawmill. There is a row of barrels across the top of the roof.
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Zeda Sawmill

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Description: Men posed in front of and atop a sawmill, possibly the Zeda Sawmill.
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Men Posed by Saw

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Description: Men posed using a steam-powered open-air saw, probably using a steam tractor for power.
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Group of Men Posed at Construction Site

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Description: Men posed standing at the construction site. They are probably laying the foundation of a building. A small wooden building in the background has a poster ...
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Construction Work at the Osborne Works

Date: 1915
Description: Several men are standing around a construction site at International Harvester's Osborne Works. There are wheelbarrows filled with building materials and s...
Postcard

Back of Mills

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of elevated view of the back of mills lining the bridge. Coal kilns are below the hand-drawn arrow at top right. "Sawmills, gristmill...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Illustrated Map

Date: 1974
Description: Map of Wisconsin with drawings illustrating historic places and events throughout the state. The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin appears at the top ri...

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