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Photograph

Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
Painting

Chippewa Falls

Date: 1850
Description: Painting depicting Chippewa Falls and the first sawmill on the Chippewa River, built by Jean Brunet. The residence of H.S. Allen, one of the owners of the...
Photograph

Sawmill

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Description: A carte-de-visite of a sawmill.
Photograph

Mill Pond

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Description: A peaceful view of a pond and mill, featuring a small dog sitting in a boat, which rests on the shore.
Photograph

City Park

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Description: Elevated view down hill toward old mill with a small bridge in the foreground, and another arched bridge over a steep-sided stream in City Park. Paths and ...
Photograph

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....
Photograph

Sawmill and Pond, Minden Lumber Co.

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Description: View looking down hill toward the sawmill and logs floating in the pond. Company outbuildings are on the left, with a smokestack and silo. A water tower is...
Photograph

Lumber Yard

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Description: Elevated view from hill toward a lumberyard, with small workers' homes on the left. A dirt path and wooden fence surround the lumberyard, which is filled w...
Photograph

Lumber Mill and Dam

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Description: Elevated view of the mill, dam, and railroad tracks, and forests surrounding the area. The lumber mill itself, with main building complex and smokestack is...
Map or Atlas

Map of Langlade County, Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: A map of Langlade County, Wisconsin that shows townships and ranges, towns, cities and villages, wagon roads, churches, schools, sawmills, town halls, chee...
Map or Atlas

Map of Taylor County, Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: This 1909 map of Taylor County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, towns, sections, cities and villages, settlers houses, schools, churches, saw...
Photograph

Sawmill

Date: 1932
Description: A steam tractor provides power for a portable sawmill owned by Jake Karken. The large sawblade is still as men pose for the photographer. There is a team o...
Map or Atlas

Iron mines in T.11 R.16, Dodge Co., Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: This map is ink and color on tracing cloth and shows Iron Ridge, the hotel and saw mill at Iron Ridge Village, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, plank road, an...

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