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National or State Registers Record

304 South Main St.

Community: Medford
County: Taylor
Historic Name: Medford Post Office
Reference Number: 00001244
National or State Registers Record

104 E. Perkins St.

Community: Medford
County: Taylor
Historic Name: Medford Free Public Library
Reference Number: 93000259
National or State Registers Record

224 S. 2nd, Courthouse Sq.

Community: Medford
County: Taylor
Historic Name: Taylor County Courthouse
Reference Number: 80000198
National or State Registers Record

202-204 S. Main St.

Community: Medford
County: Taylor
Historic Name: Benn, J. W., Building
Reference Number: 83004320
Photograph

Men Clearing Stumps

Date: 09 03 1895
Description: Clearing stumps with a stump machine on the farm of Christopher Paustenbach, three miles east of Medford, Taylor County.
Map or Atlas

Medford, Wis., County Seat of Taylor County

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Medford, before the great fire of May 28, 1885.
Photograph

Reverend Elgar F. Mindorff

Date: 02 04 1944
Description: Reverend Elgar F. Mindorff, not long after being released from a Japanese military prison in China.
Postcard

State Street in Medford

Date: 
Description: State Street in Medford. Caption reads: "State Street, Medford, Wis."
Photograph

U.S. Leather Company Tannery

Date: 
Description: The U.S. Leather Co. tannery in Medford. Caption reads: "U.S. Leather Co. Tannery, Medford, Wis."
Photograph

Medford Public Library

Date: 02 1917
Description: Interior view of the Medford Public Library. Reverse of photograph reads: "Medford Wis, Feb 1917." On the left a flag, and a pine branch swag, adorn the do...
Photograph

Medford Public Library

Date: 02 1917
Description: Interior view of the Medford Public Library. Library funded with a $6,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie. On the right a flag, and a pine branch swag, adorn the...
Photograph

Grove of Trees

Date: 05 10 1960
Description: Grove of trees in a flooded area from a late snow melt.
Photograph

Senior Center Lunch

Date: 01 1979
Description: Lunch at a Senior Center.
Photograph

Out for Lunch

Date: 1979
Description: The driver helps a senior citizen board the bus after a lunch at the Medford Senior Center.
Photograph

Harvesting Red Clover

Date: 09 03 1895
Description: The Fred Judas family poses with their second crop of red clover, three miles south of Medford. With their rakes and mower, they are converting the red clo...
Photograph

Corn Crops in Taylor County

Date: 1895
Description: The front (top) and back (bottom) of a promotional cards showing the plentiful corn crops of John Carstens, created to attract farmers to the agricultural ...
Print

The Hemlock Bark Industry

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card advertising the hemlock barn industry in northern Wisconsin. The card features an elevated view of a tannery.

Caption: THE HEMLOCK BARK ...

Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card created to advertize land in northern Wisconsin

Caption: STREET SCENE IN MEDFORD, TAYLOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN. - This view of one of the bu...

Historical Essay

Medford

Origin of Medford, Wisconsin
Discover the history of Medford, Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

The Wisconsin Free Library Commission - Image Gallery Essay

Photographs of Public Libraries in Wisconsin
Learn about how the Wisconsin Free Library Commission helped to establish and improve free public libraries in Wisconsin.

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