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View up the Eau Claire River

Date: 1900
Description: View up the Eau Claire River from the Dewey Street Bridge. The view shows the dam and linen mill and the site of the lower sawmill (called the "steam mill"...
Print

A.H. Kayser Lumber Yard Advertisement

Date: 1901
Description: An advertisement for the A.H. Kayser lumberyard at 204 East Washington Avenue.
Book or Pamphlet

Bird's-Eye View of the Paine Lumber Company

Date: 1902
Description: Two panoramic bird's-eye views of the Paine Lumber Company, including the general plant, sawmill, and lumber yards. Heading at the top says: Home of Wiscon...
Photograph

Lumber Camp Scene

Date: 1910
Description: Group portrait of loggers in a lumber camp. In front, seated on his sled, is T.J. Thompson. He traveled among the lumber camps between Winter and Raddison,...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Headwaters of the Turtle River

Date: 1900
Description: Shows limits of drainage basin, dams, rapids, roads, and railroads in parts of Iron and Vilas Counties, Wisconsin. From the E.P. Sherry papers relating to ...
Postcard

Typical Logging Scene Near Colby

Date: 1905
Description: Black and white postcard of a typical logging scene, showing a wagon, logs on the ground and two buildings. Caption reads: "Typical Logging Scene Near Colb...
Postcard

C.W. Begg's Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of a group of workers, horses, and a dog posing at railroad siding at C.W. Begg's Mill. Caption reads: "C.W. Begg's Mill at Siding, C...
Photograph

Paine Lumber Company Yards

Date: 1925
Description: View from bridge or boat railing of piles of lumber in the Paine Lumber Company yards on the banks of the Fox River. There is a boat house on the left shor...
Photograph

Train Pulling in to Zenda

Date: 04 12 1931
Description: Ernst Schmidt has captioned this photograph, "The C. M. & St. P. train arriving at Zenda at 10:30 A. M. on Sunday, April 12. Alma, Edward and Conrad came u...
Photograph

Delivery Truck

Date: 10 29 1927
Description: A delivery truck parked near the side of the building. A sign above the windshield of the truck reads: "Whittier." Lumber is stacked in the bed of the truc...
Map or Atlas

Marathon County Map

Date: 1901
Description: A plat map of Marathon county, 28 township, north range, 7 east.
Map or Atlas

Marathon County Map

Date: 1901
Description: A plat map of Marathon county, township 28, north range, 8 east.
Photograph

Lucy Rumsey Holt Driving a Car

Date: 1910
Description: Lucy Rumsey Holt driving a car. Her father Captain I.P. Rumsey, a Civil War veteran, is sitting on the passenger side. Men are standing in front of the Hol...
Postcard

Scene Near Rice Lake

Date: 10 23 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene Near Rice Lake, Wis." Five lumberjacks pose with a load of logs on a sled pulled by horses. Two skids lean against the logs. Th...
Postcard

Tigerton Lumber Company

Date: 05 13 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Car of 4 1/2 inch, 13 inch and wider, 1st and 2nd Hard Maple Plank." Three men are standing on a horse-drawn lumber wagon full of pla...

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