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Minocqua Lumber Company Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the Minocqua Lumber Company, with a footer of two houses near the water's edge with a forest in the background that extends along the left-ha...
Photograph

O'Konski and Obey

Date: 08 10 1974
Description: Wisconsin congressmen David Obey (left) and former congressman Alvin O'Konski breaking ground for a United States Forest Services genetics lab. After the c...
Photograph

Vocational Class

Date: 1978
Description: Vocational students at James Williams Junior High School work on a silkscreen project. The screens are laying on the work bench. More students, tables and ...
Photograph

Handing Out the Big Bucks

Date: 08 1995
Description: Congressman David R. Obey presents a big check to representatives of Nicolet College. As chairman or ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee O...
Photograph

Rhinelander Butcher Shop

Date: 1911
Description: Interior view of a butcher shop, with a male butcher sharpening a knife behind a counter lined with cuts of meat, sausages and a scale. Behind the counter ...
Photograph

Bushel of Potatoes

Date: 09 26 1895
Description: A pile of potatoes, weighing one hundred and seventy-four pounds, sits next to an overturned bushel basket on the potato field of Henry Kuepper. Stumps and...
Photograph

Onion Fields of John Hass

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Chas B. Howe standing in his garden, holding cabbages, beets, onions, and turnips. The garden is located on the farm of John Hass, with 1.5 acres of onions...
Photograph

P. Langlais Farm

Date: 07 31 1895
Description: Three men standing in the cornfields at P. Langlais's farm.

In "Northern Wisconsin: A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker" (1896), this photograph is captioned...

Map or Atlas

Proposed State Park in Oneida County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This early 1920s map shows state-owned land in townships 38 and 39, range 7 east, the towns of Lake Tomahawk and Woodruff, in Oneida County, Wisconsin, tha...
Map or Atlas

Rhinelander, Wisconsin : The Center of the Lake District of Northern Wisconsin [and] the Great Fishing and Summer Resort Region of the State

Date: 1915
Description: This 1915 map shows railroads, wagon roads, trails, creeks, rivers, lakes, and trout streams in Oneida and Lincoln counties within a 12 mile radius of Rhin...
Historical Essay

McNaughton

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

Rhinelander

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

Shepard, Eugene S. (1854-1923)

Lumberman, Resort Operator and Humorist
Biography of Eugene Shepard, whose "Hodag" monster hoax made Oneida County a tourist attraction.
Historical Essay

Life at the State House: Trout Lake Forestry Headquarters - Image Gallery Essay

Learn about the history of the Trout Lake Forestry Headquarters in Vilas County
Historical Essay

Forest Fires in Wisconsin

A list of Wisconsin's notable forest fires.
Historical Essay

Lumberjacks' nicknames (logging)

Handy list of Lumberjack nicknames.
Historical Essay

Swedes in Wisconsin

Brief history of Swedes in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Lithuanians in Wisconsin

Learn about the Lithuanians who emigrated to Wisconsin in the early 20th century and again after World War II.

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