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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: View down sidewalk along West Washington Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. A man is crossing the street and there is a car at the corner that has the wor...
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Early Power Boat Used for Fishing

Date: 1900
Description: Steamboat on Long Lake owned by Lorenzo Newman of Chippewa Falls. It is anchored at Newman Peninsula on Long Lake near a wet boathouse. The boat was operat...
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Fisherman on a River

Date: 1942
Description: Man fishing for trout at edge of river.
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Four People on a Toboggan

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Description: Three women and a man slide down a snowy hill on a wooden toboggan.
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Chippewa Valley Village

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Description: Winter view of Chippewa (Ojibwa) Valley village.
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Lumber Camp

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Description: Elevated view of lumber camp with loggers posing in front of a train loaded with logs.
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Load of Bark with Little Girl

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Description: Men with horse-drawn load of lumber with a little girl standing in front.
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Church in Cassville

Date: 1930
Description: Winter scene overlooking town, showing Baptist church in background.
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Frazzle Ice

Date: 11 20 1959
Description: Frazzle ice (snow floating in water) on the Mississippi River near Alma.
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Vernon County in Winter

Date: 02 20 1985
Description: View looking downhill towards a young person walking across a road near snowy fields and hills in Vernon County.
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Stump Field

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Description: Field of tree stumps with row of trees in background.
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Badger Ordinance Works

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Description: Brick ruins of small building, wagon wheel leaning on it, and tree growing inside. Near Badger Ordinance Works.
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Iceboats

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Description: Iceboats at Williams Bay on Lake Geneva.
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Planting Trout

Date: 04 26 1936
Description: Planting trout in Waupaca County. Left to right on bank: S.A. LaVoilette, Joe Samz, Lloyd Pinkawski, Edwin Kargewski, W.M. Geiger, G. Moder, Billy LaVoilet...
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Huge Log Jam

Date: 1869
Description: Elevated view from steep shoreline of a log jam of about 150 million feet of logs, stopped at the piers of Pound, Halbert, and Co., which stood in about 40...
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Fishing Early in the Morning

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Description: Lawrence Martin and Will Hotchkiss fishing off a pier early in the morning.
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Trail Through Pines

Date: 1905
Description: Trail through the pines between Chippewa Falls and Long Lake, Chippewa County.
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House and Family

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Description: Family posing in yard of house with four horses, with two pulling a horse-drawn carriage. There are four women, two men, a young man, five young girls, and...
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Meadow with Tree Stumps

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Description: Grass meadow with rotting tree stumps, possibly after a fire.
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Aerial View of Contour Strip Farming

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of contour strip farming with the Obert Olstad farm in foreground. The Carl Backum farm is in the background.

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