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Barron Coop Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Two men pose at the Barron Coop Creamery next to the churns full of butter, which is ready to be packed into the small barrels nearby.
Photograph

Chetek Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down a snow-covered unpaved street in Chetek. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the right, and commercial buildings line both sides of the street. There ...
Photograph

Rice Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards a long row of automobiles parked on the left side at an angle along the curb in front of storefronts.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1920
Description: View down Main Street. Storefronts are along the sidewalks on both sides of the street, and lampposts and cars are along the curb.
Painting

Cooperative Store

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Description: Exterior view of large brick building (cooperative store) with three open arches on the porch area, and arched windows. There is a house near a bluff in th...
Postcard

Main Street with Barron Co. Bank

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Description: Barron Co. Bank is on the corner on the left, with storefronts lining the street going off to the right. Most of the buildings have awnings over the entran...
Print

W.J. Burnham Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of W.J. Burnham of Chetek, Wisconsin, dealer in "Furniture, Undertaking Goods, School Supplies, Stationery, Confectionery, etc.," with an illust...
Photograph

Dog Pulling Sled

Date: 1910
Description: T.J. Thompson seated on a sled pulled by his dog. He traveled among the lumber camps between Winter and Raddison, selling watches and jewelry.
Postcard

Dog Pulling Sled

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized postcard of T.J. Thompson seated on a sled pulled by his dog. He traveled among the lumber camps between Winter and Raddison, selling watches and...
Postcard

John Blaine Campaigning

Date: 06 24 1922
Description: Slightly elevated view towards a crowd of men gathered in front of a dentist building. John J. Blaine, Wisconsin's 24th governor stands speaking near the e...
Postcard

The Buckhorn

Date: 1925
Description: Text on front reads: "'The Buckhorn,' Rice Lake, Wis." The Buckhorn Tavern had an amazing display of taxidermy and curios, including some hoaxes: a shovel-...
Postcard

Street Scene

Date: 1901
Description: Text on front reads: "Street Scene, Rice Lake, Wis." The right side of Main Street, looking North. The street is unpaved, with sidewalks in front of the bu...
Photograph

Trading Post at Pokegema Creek

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of several buildings among scattered trees along a body of water.

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