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McCormick Reaper Works Wood Stock Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Workers loading and unloading wood at the wood stock yard of the McCormick Reaper Works. Men are working on both sides of the Chicago River. Rail cars and ...
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Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
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Hawkins Mine

Date: 10 04 1928
Description: Panoramic view of Hawkins Mine, with railroad tracks in the foreground. Buildings and a water tower are in the distance.
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P&H 5-Ton Monorail Hoist Loading Lumber onto Barge

Date: 1913
Description: View from water of Pawling & Harnischfeger 5-ton monorail hoist with a lumber handling unit, possibly in Pensacola, Florida. The monorail track extends ove...
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Northern Lumber Mill

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Description: View from shoreline across water toward the mill. To the right of the main building are two smaller structures, with a watertower and silo behind. Two smok...
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McCormick Reaper Works Factory

Date: 1900
Description: View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 19...
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Bonifas Lumber Mill

Date: 1930
Description: View of William Bonifas Lumber Mill showing the mill buildings, a water tower, "Railroad Crossing" sign, an automobile, lumber stacked on railroad cars, an...
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McCormick Reaper Works from Branch of Chicago River

Date: 1900
Description: McCormick Reaper Works, as seen from across the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River. There are stacks of lumber in the foreground, and railr...
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McCormick Works and Canal

Date: 1900
Description: View of what appears to be the McCormick Reaper Works, with the west fork of the south branch of the Chicago River in the foreground. Smokestacks, railroad...
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Group of Men Posed with Railroad Train

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Description: View from steep bank of a large group of men posed standing with shovels by a railroad train with flat cars covered with sand or dirt. Man of the men are h...
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Flatcars Loaded with Lumber in Front of a Factory

Date: 12 22 1906
Description: Six flat cars loaded with lumber are lined up behind a locomotive in a factory rail yard, probably at the McCormick Works. In the background is a large fac...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down tracks towards a locomotive pulling a passenger train into the depot. A conductor stands in an open door. Another conductor and passengers stand ...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View across river towards the McCormick Works. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks near the factory buildings. Stacks of lumber are stacked in front of th...
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground.
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McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view across water towards McCormick Works. Lumber is stacked in the foreground. Along the far shoreline are railroad cars on railroad tracks. Smok...
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Bird's-Eye View of Glidden, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of Glidden. The lumber mill is in the foreground. A church and a water tower are on the horizon.
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Stacks of Lumber at a Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view from roof of railroad tracks and stacks of lumber in a yard near a factory. Two men are working in the yard in the background on the right. T...
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Logging Scene at Park Falls

Date: 07 1936
Description: Stacks of logs cover a large flat area in the foreground, and in the distance is a complex of buildings at a sawmill. There are many large stacks of lumber...
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Office of Rice Lake Lumber Company

Date: 1890
Description: View across street towards a two-story building, with a sidewalk, low fence and a telephone or power pole in front. There is a widow's walk and a chimney o...
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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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