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Sawmill, N.C. Foster

Date: 1905
Description: Sawmill with trees, stumps, and lumber in the snow.
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Silos across River

Date: 1925
Description: Two large clay block silos stand beside a river. There is a large building, possibly a mill, behind the silos, a barn to the right and a shed on the left. ...
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Alexander Stewart Lumber Company

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Description: A view of the Alexander Stewart Lumber Company, at 502 3rd Street. Several men are fishing off the bridge/dam over the river.
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Tower in Jefferson, Wisconsin

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Description: A standpipe water tower stands between what appears to be a farmhouse and a barn.
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Peshtigo Company Sawmill

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Peshtigo Company sawmill including the old wooden dam in the foreground. There are logs in the water on the left.
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Lumber Operation

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Description: View from hill of lumber operation, with stacks of timber and a sawmill in operation, probably McKenna in eastern Jackson County.
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Goodyear Mill

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Description: Lumberyard with railroad lines and a sawmill, probably the Goodyear Mill, three miles south of Saddle, or a mill located in McKenna.
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McKenna Mill

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Description: Lumberyard full of logs and a sawmill in the distance, probably McKenna in eastern Jackson County.
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Goodyear Mill

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of men posing standing in front of a sawmill, probably the Goodyear Mill, three miles south of Saddle, or a mill located in ...
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McKenna Mill

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of men, children and horses posed standing in front of a sawmill, probably a mill located in McKenna.
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Goodyear Mill

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Description: View down railroad tracks entering a lumberyard, with a silo on the right, and chimney on the left. Possibly the Goodyear Mill, three miles south of Saddle...
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Lodi Canning Company

Date: 1925
Description: View down hill of the exterior of the Lodi Canning Company. The building features two stories and a large chimney.
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Farmland View

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Description: View of farmland featuring farmhouses, barns, and a water tower.
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American Excelsior Company

Date: 07 1936
Description: Aspen logs are stacked in rows in front of the buildings of the American Excelsior Company. There are large frame buildings on the left, and a water tower ...
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Rice Lake Plant

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a lumber plant, with large stacks of lumber stacked around it. A lake is behind the plant.
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Winter Logging on Rice Lake

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Description: View across water towards logs floating along the lake. Several buildings, including a water tower and a silo, are on the opposite shoreline.
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Sawmill & Dam

Date: 1909
Description: Text on front reads: "Brooks & Ross Sawmill & Dam, Schofield, Wis. 1909." The dam and millpond with the sawmill behind it. There are multiple buildings wit...
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Walnut Grove — Two Log Buildings: Blacksmith Shop and Mill

Date: 05 07 1928
Description: View towards the backs of two log buildings built into the side of a hill. The building on the left has a stone foundation, two windows on the first floor ...
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Mill Building and Blacksmith Shop at Walnut Grove

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Description: View down road toward the mill building and blacksmith shop at Walnut Grove farm. In the background on the right is a silo. In the background on the left i...

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