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Men Cutting Wood with Engine Powered Saw

Date: 1905
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by an International Harvester gasoline engine on the farm of Casper Kaster.
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Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Addition to Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 08 09 1949
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm uses a chain saw to make a cut on one of the trees in front of the Wisconsin General hospital. The trees must be removed to make r...
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Men Sawing Logs in the Field

Date: 1912
Description: Two men cutting logs with a circular saw powered by a stationary engine. One man is feeding logs to the saw while the other man is standing by a pile of th...
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A Tribute to Madison Dads on Fathers' Day

Date: 06 16 1953
Description: A photographic tribute to Madison Dads on Fathers' Day includes a picture of Lloyd J. Yaudes and his three sons Tommy Yaudes, John Yaudes, and Jim Yaudes s...
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Bashford Methodist Church

Date: 09 04 1954
Description: A member of Bashford Methodist Church, 15 North Seventh Street, tears down the house at 329 North Street where the new church will be located. Searl Cook i...
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Henry Miller Family

Date: 05 1902
Description: Henry Miller with his wife, three children, and sister-in-law, Lena Jaeger, chopping wood. Henry is sawing a log, while a woman is cutting wood with an axe...
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Engine Mounted on Sled to Power Wood Saw

Date: 1914
Description: View of an engine mounted on a sled providing belt-driven power to a wood saw. Three men are standing near the saw in front of a large stack of wood. A bar...
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Two Men Using a Tractor Powered Saw

Date: 1920
Description: Two men are cutting logs with a saw powered by a belt-driven tractor. Snow is on the ground.
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Graphic Illustrating Horse Power

Date: 03 15 1928
Description: Graphic illustrating horse power. Horses are depicted powering a large wooden wheel to power a saw. Two men are working on the saw to cut up wood. Barns ar...
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Int. Super A — Mills & Shops

Date: 1950
Description: Subject: "Int. Super A — Mills & Shops." Where Taken: "MidW" Information with photograph reads: "Owned by Kage Box & Crate Co., Reed City, Mich. Used with ...
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Splitting Wood

Date: 1935
Description: One of two images under the headline: "Trials of Pioneers Bring Families Closer Together." Original caption reads, in part: "Families are knit more closely...
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Making a Stoneboat for Hauling Water

Date: 1935
Description: Three men are kneeling on the ground working with a saw. The men are wearing hats with mosquito nets on them. Mountains are in the background. Caption with...
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Lester Monroe Sharpening Cross-Cut Saw

Date: 1935
Description: A man is standing and sharpening a saw outdoors. On the left is a coaster wagon. In the background are adults and children standing in front of tents. Capt...
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December Days

Date: 1955
Description: A man sawing the top log in a pile of firewood with a handsaw. There is snow on the ground, and he is dressed warmly. Behind him is a tree, a stone and woo...
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Cutting Ice on Namakagon Lake

Date: 1935
Description: Slightly elevated view of three men cutting and loading ice into a dump truck on Namakagon Lake. One man is guiding ice blocks through open water to a conv...
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One of the First Homes Near Stanley

Date: 07 17 1909
Description: Caption reads: "One of the first Homes near Stanley, Wis." A log cabin with a wagon parked before it, with another building in the background on the left. ...
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Two Woodcutters

Date: 1907
Description: Two young men are posing under a tree in front of neatly piled stacks of fuelwood, and a tall pile of fuelwood on the right. The man on the left is sitting...
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Man Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Handwritten on back: "3. Man at right is cutting off sap wood. R. Man at left is using a frow (knife) to split block into thinner sections."
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Men Making Split Shingles at Walnut Grove

Date: 02 07 1938
Description: Two men are sawing a log. Handwritten on back: "1. Sawing white oak log the required length."

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