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Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left is loading lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon, while a man in an apron is holding the horses...
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The "Gracie May" Locomotive

Date: 1884
Description: The Fairchild and Northwestern locomotive the "Gracie May," named for Gracie May Foster. Several people pose near the locomotive, including Robert Holmes a...
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Operating Machinery Outdoors

Date: 1915
Description: A young boy in overalls operates a machine, perhaps a pump for water, underneath a windmill. There are overturned buckets in the foreground. An elderly man...
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Crushing Rock for Road Resurfacing

Date: 1910
Description: A crew of men crushing rock for Senator James H. Stout's improved highway.
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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 Mid-Construction

Date: 04 23 1970
Description: A small group of workers mill around the foot of the festival stage mid-construction.
Photograph

Raftsman's Series No. 1406 : Trip Finished. Pulling Out The Lumber - Anaglyph

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of men unloading lumber off a raft. A man at the left loads lumber onto a horse-drawn wagon while a man in an apron holds the horses. There is ...
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Fish Creek Harbor

Date: 1924
Description: Elevated view of the photographer's son, Ferdinand Leonard (Fedy) sitting on the bluff overlooking Fish Creek Harbor. The old warehouses are seen on the pi...
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Ruins of Cyclone — William Brace Farm

Date: 08 07 1924
Description: View across yard of a storm-damaged farmhouse. In the foreground is an overturned automobile. The windows of the house have been blown out and the roof has...
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Meadow Brook Resort on Highway 13

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn of the main building of Meadow Brook Resort. An automobile is parked in the drive and a group of young women are posed sitting in front of...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvester Company Foldout Card — Inside

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Description: Foldout card for Wm. Deering & Co. harvesting machinery. This scene depicts a young boy in a farmyard playing a flute while sitting on the side of a water ...
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C.E. Mower General Store

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Description: Outdoor view of a European American boy wearing a cap who is entering the shop of C.E. Mower. Probably located on the north side of Main Street. There is a...
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Boy on a Horse

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Description: View across street towards a boy posing sitting in profile on a horse in front of the building at 13 South First Street, which held the photography studio ...
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Schools in Black River Falls

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Description: View across lawn of two large brick buildings. There are patches of snow on the ground. Identified as schools in Black River Falls, with the building on th...
Postcard

M.E. Church

Date: 1906
Description: View of the M.E. Church. A boy is standing next to a water pump on the side of the street. Caption reads: "M.E. Church, Mauston, Wis."
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Splitting Wood

Date: 1935
Description: One of two images under the headline: "Trials of Pioneers Bring Families Closer Together." Original caption reads, in part: "Families are knit more closely...

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