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Raftsman's Series No. 1403: The Fleet Just Below The Dam In The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph view of several groups of men on rafts loaded with felled trees.
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H.H. Bennett and Dark Tent at Gates Ravine

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Description: View up the river from behind Gates Ravine. There is a boat and dark tent at the edge of the river. H.H. Bennett is sitting on rowboat with his wetplate te...
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Raftsman's Series No. 1415: Rafting Over At Foot Of The Dells

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men working on rafts.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1416: Shipping An Oar In The Dells (High Rock)

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of four raftsmen shipping an oar in the Dells.
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Munger's Mill Dam Construction

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Description: Men working on the dam at Munger's Mill.
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Wood Burning Locomotive

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Description: Men posed on the front cowcatcher, or pilot, of a wood burning locomotive, with a few cars attached. Three other men pose on the locomotive.
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H.H. Bennett at Sugar Bowl

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Description: View down sandy beach towards H.H. Bennett and Ruth Bennett on shore near Sugar Bowl. H.H. Bennett is holding a camera over his shoulder. There is an unide...
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Three Men on Tractors Working in a Field

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: View of Wisconsin Conference of Seventh Day Adventists farm field, with two farmers watching three other farmers on Farmall tractors. They are plowing and ...
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Portage Railroad

Date: 1884
Description: A group of men and boys posed around Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway locomotive # 313, a switch engine. The Fox House is in the background.
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Portage Turn Table and Pump House

Date: 1885
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul engine #689 on the turn table, surrounded by railroad employees. The pump house is in the background.
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Laffan Hop Yard

Date: 1880
Description: Hop pickers posing in the Laffan hop yard.
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German Prisoners of War Marching to Trucks

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: A work shift of German prisoners at a prisoner of war camp marching to trucks to be conveyed to work at a local cannery.
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German Prisoner of War with Pea Vines

Date: 07 13 1945
Description: German prisoner of war pitching pea vines into a viner at a cannery.
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Raftsman's Series Unnumbered: Rigging a Rope

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of a man as he rigs a rope around a log on a lumber raft.
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Roundy Couglin and Show Troupe

Date: 06 23 1949
Description: Group portrait of Roundy Couglin and members of the Dodson Imperial Shows at Camp Wawbeek, where they had gone to entertain the 93 children camping there. ...
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Grateful Dead Performing

Date: 04 26 1970
Description: The Grateful Dead featuring Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, and Jerry Garcia, performing on stage with the sun setting behind them. Ron ...
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Setting Up Stage Scaffolding

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Workers amid construction of the stage and the scaffolding that will hold speakers.
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Stage from Scaffolding

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: Overhead view of the Sound Storm music festival stage under construction as viewed from scaffolding.
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Crew Constructing Stalls

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A crew works with plywood during construction of the food stalls at the Sound Storm music festival.
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Sidewalk Crew Portrait

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Description: A group of manual laborers posing for a portrait in front of a tailor's shop. The men apparently work pouring concrete to make sidewalks and are posing wit...

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