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International Harvester Sawmill

Date: 1912
Description: Buildings and boats on water at or near an International Harvester logging camp or sawmill. A man is standing on a crane on the right side of the image, an...
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Logging Camp at Big Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Logging Camp dock and buildings made of logs. Madeline Island shoreline on the bank of Lake Superior.
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Logging Camp

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Description: A group of people, presumably loggers and camp employees, pose with horses at a logging camp. A muddy puddle is in the foreground, and behind the group are...
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Northwestern Lumber Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Northwestern Lumber Company of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, manufacturer of "Lath Shingles & Pickets," with two men in the woods, one poised with a...
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Logging Camp, Black River Falls, Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of men posed standing in a logging camp, displaying six teams of two oxen. One man is posed seated in a buggy pulled by a single horse, and a...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County Drawn to Accompany an Article by Ray Bundick, 'The disappearance of Father Menard'

Date: 1960
Description: This manuscript map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, lakes and streams, "Chippewa trails, Indian trails" Indian villages and...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 507-513

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Description: We tend to forget that at the time of the destruction of the forests, an emergency situation existed. The need for lumber for the building up of the...
Map or Atlas

Werner, Wisconsin

Date: 1974
Description: This map shows streets, businesses and parks. The Yellow River is labeled. The Plat shows saw mills and land owned by D.R.W. Williams, Wm. Williams, and Jo...
Photograph

McFarland Lake Camp

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view looking over trees towards the lumber camp on McFarland Lake, which was owned by the Pigeon River Lumber Company.
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Cove Logging Camp on Lake Namakagon

Date: 1900
Description: Cove Logging camp at future site of Forest Lodge property. The log building on the hill became the main house at Forest Lodge in 1902 when Crawford Livings...

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