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Gravel Road Surface

Date: 06 14 1951
Description: Crushing gravel to surface STH 101 in Florence County.
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Iron Mine

Date: 08 1880
Description: Men working in an iron mine.
Print

M.H. Wheeler Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of M.H. Wheeler, a lumberman from Florence, Wisconsin, with a man standing on a load of logs, holding the reins for two horses harnessed to the ...
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Survey Group

Date: 1895
Description: Group of surveyors from the Agricultural Department at the University of Wisconsin posing on the back platform of their railroad car 404, "the Palace Car."...
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Group of Men and Boys with Bicycles

Date: 1890
Description: Thirteen men and boys pose in a line with their bicycles. Most of the group poses with similar bicycles, except for one man standing with a penny-farthing ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Florence County, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Shows roads, railroads, lakes, rivers, churches, and camps.
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Central Avenue

Date: 1880
Description: View along Central Avenue. There are a number of commercial buildings with false fronts. Groups of people stand near the road on the left and right.
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Inspecting a 15 Pound Muskellunge

Date: 1890
Description: A group of three men and two women are standing on a pier inspecting a 15 pound muskellunge. Long Lake is in the background. There is a boathouse at the en...
Map or Atlas

Sportsman's Map

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows uplands and swamps owned by the Goodman Lumber Division, water, and roads. The lower right corner includes a location map. The upper left co...
Photograph

Side View of a Mine

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Description: Stereograph of the side view of a mine. Several horse-drawn wagons are waiting for loads with workmen. Hills of soil surround a flat area, and on the horiz...
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Crew Laying Railroad Tracks

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Description: Stereograph of a railroad crew laying tracks. The ties are in place and the rails are being positioned on the first level. The bank behind the crew is terr...
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Men with Ore Cart

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Description: Stereograph of men with an ore cart on railroad tracks. Two men are holding shovels. In the foreground in an earthen bank and tree stumps. There is a lake ...
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Men with Ore Carts

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of men posing with ore carts on railroad tracks. One man is standing on the dirt in the cart to the right. They are possibly excavating more di...
Postcard

Street Scene in Tipler

Date: 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "Tipler, Wis." Many clapboard homes line an unpaved street with boardwalks in a residential neighborhood. Children are sitting on a ro...

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