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Decaying Wood Lot

Date: 05 29 1960
Description: Rotted sections of firewood abandoned in a country woodlot. Circular cut logs are strewn about the ground. Nearby is a stack of lumber.
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Tornado Damaged House

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: A woman and her young daughter stand in a yard examining a house in the aftermath of a tornado. The house has one entire side missing, a tree leans over on...
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Lumber Yard

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Description: Elevated view across railroad tracks of a lumber yard. A two-story building on the right has a sign that says: "Lovejoy & Ringham". There are fences, a sto...
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Section of Marquette Suspension Bridge

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Description: "Section of New Prairie du Chien Marquette $1,000,000 Suspension Bridge. Total length 3729 feet. Only suspension bridge on the Mississippi River. Open for ...
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European American Family and Their Home

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Description: Outdoor group portrait in an unidentified location of a group posing in the yard of wooden house. There is a man and a woman sitting in the center, each ho...
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Hay Press

Date: 10 08 1908
Description: Hay press in a yard with stacks of wood or pallets. In the background are buildings behind a fence.
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Lumber Storage in Plant Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Tall stacks of lumber in storage outdoors in plant yard. On the right a man is standing on a board suspended from the side of one of the stacks.
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Banded Lumber

Date: 04 16 1914
Description: Groups of banded lumber on a loading dock on the side of a brick factory building.
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Plant and Lumber Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 11 26 1918
Description: View across snowy yard towards stacks of lumber. Men are standing on carts loaded with lumber.

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