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| John Palo Homestead, Oulu, Wisconsin |
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| A 1909 Wisconsin northwoods log home rehabilitation preserves family heritage and an important piece of the state's history. Tax credits helped fund t |
| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | Lumbermen in their bunk house at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. Several of them have pipes in their mouths and their socks are hanging to dry. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Lumber crew posed in front of a building at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street, including storefronts with signs advertising ice cream, baked goods, clothing and shoes. Caption reads: "Main Street, Iron River, Wi... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The Washburn Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Washburn, Wis." |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View across water towards Brower Park near Houghton Point. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Raspberry School with a group of adults and children standing outside its entrance. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View of Hougton Point and Bayfield from Madeline Island. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Composite photograph of views of seven Washburn churches, including Mehtodist Church, Swedish Mission Church, Congregational Church, Norwegian Lutheran Chu... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Composite photograph of four views of Washburn, including Main Street, looking West, Bayfield County Bank, Main Street, looking East, and Northern State Ba... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with lumber workers hauling a large log with horses. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Left to right, Maria, Fred, Oscar, and Alma Getto standing in a field. Henry Getto is in a horse-drawn wagon in the background. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Lumberjacks posing together in a bunkhouse at Ole Emerson's lumber camp. There are lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Two of the men are holding fiddles (v... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Postcard of the overhanging cliffs near the stone quarry on Presque Isle or Stockton Island's. Caption reads: "Apostle Islands, Wis. Presque Isle or Stockt... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | This 1900 map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, vacant land and land sold by the Wisconsin Central Rail... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | This 1906 map of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, shows towns, sections, cities, villages and post offices, land ownership, wagon roads, railroads, schools, gov... |
| Learn about the Croatian immigrants who came to Wisconsin, primarily between 1890 and 1914. |
| Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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| Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
| Date: | 11 29 1908 |
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| Description: | Men working on pulling the boat "Fish Hawk" out of the water. One man is kneeling in front of the boat and looking at the camera. A man in the background i... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View overlooking Iron River in winter. Several residences, and yards with fences are in the foreground. Wooded hills are in the far background. |
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