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Lumber Railroad Crew

Date: 1903
Description: A work crew of the Upham Lumber and Manufacturing Company near Athens, Wisconsin. The men are riding on a flatbed car of the Abbottsford and Northeastern R...
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Tom Amlie's Home

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Description: Robert Bloch, Harold Gauer, Tom Amilie, and two unknown men at Amlie's home. Taken to illustrate campaign brochure of Amlie talking to "farmer types."
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Lumber Sled

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Description: Horse-drawn lumber sled loaded with logs. Five lumbermen are standing on and near sled.
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Mine Shaft #1 and Miners

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Description: Group portrait of miners posing by #1 shaft just north of "G" Pabst. The man on the far left is Joe Iafolla.
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Logging Camp

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Description: A group of people, presumably loggers and camp employees, pose with horses at a logging camp. A muddy puddle is in the foreground, and behind the group are...
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Men Posed Holding Logging Tools

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Description: Four men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of two oxen in the woods. Photographer's wagon in the background of C.R. Monroe, Traveling...
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Men Logging

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Description: Five men posed standing and holding logging tools next to a team of two oxen in a snow-covered forest.
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Group of Men Posed at Construction Site

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Description: Men posed standing at the construction site. They are probably laying the foundation of a building. A small wooden building in the background has a poster ...
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Boys' Woodwork Group at Neighborhood House

Date: 1923
Description: Group of boys at a woodworking session in the basement shop at Neighborhood House, with boys posing with various tools and planks of wood. In the far backg...
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Sawmill

Date: 1932
Description: A steam tractor provides power for a portable sawmill owned by Jake Karken. The large sawblade is still as men pose for the photographer. There is a team o...
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Sawmill Crew

Date: 1888
Description: Ed McDill's sawmill crew. Left to right: George Dickerman, George Norton, Charles Norton, Jesse Dickerman and, in a derby, Ed McDill, the owner. The boys a...
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W.H. Rogers Lumber Co. Camp

Date: 1900
Description: Lumber camp group, W.H. Rogers Lumber Co., near Nashville.
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Lumber Mill Workers

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Description: Group portrait of men, a boy, and horses posed among piles of logs and lumber. A bicycle is in the foreground, and a steam engine is in the background.
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Sawmill in Necedah

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Description: Group of men working outdoors in the snow. Large logs are stacked and ready to be cut. There are two steam or coal-powered machines in the background runni...
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Building a Silo

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Description: Three men pause in their work of building a silo nest to a barn. The steel rings of the silo are in place, with wood scaffolding.
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Hiles Lumber Company Locomotive

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Description: Slightly elevated three-quarter view from front left of a Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway locomotive at Hiles Lumber Company. One man is standing ...
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New Findorff Mill

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Description: Elevated group portrait of men posing in front of the J.H. Findorff, Contractor, Planing Mill & Lumber Yard building. A smaller brick building on the far r...
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Group Portrait of Men Posing under Pagoda-Style Roof

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Description: Findorff staff posing outdoors with a building under construction. The pavilion has a pagoda-style roof. There is a large building next to the group on the...
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Group Portrait of Staff of Starck Manufacturing Company

Date: 1895
Description: Indoor group portrait of male employees at the Starck Manufacturing Company. Caption reads: "In 1893, Mr. John H. Findorff became a member of the Starck Mf...

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