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Rhinelander High School

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of the first high school.
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Minocqua Town Scene

Date: 1890
Description: A view of the town of Minocqua.
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Elevated View of Lumbertown Street

Date: 1897
Description: Lumbertown Street (Now Highway 47). There are horse-drawn carts and a car. Sailors burned down Lumbertown in 1897. It was later built up as a resort town....
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River Drivers

Date: 1895
Description: Crew of river drivers moving logs off of rocks below a dam probably on the Wisconsin River.
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Sacking the Rapids

Date: 1890
Description: Log driving crew maneuvering logs through rapids below a dam, probably on the Wisconsin River.
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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...
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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...
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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...

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

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.
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.
Birth Index Record

Alexander, Unnamed Male

Date: 1891-10-02
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Ames, Phoebe A

Date: 1894-11-23
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Anderson, Unnamed Female

Date: 1897-02-09
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Anderson, Unnamed Male

Date: 1897-11-02
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Anderson, Unnamed Female

Date: 1898-05-03
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Anderson, Unnamed Female

Date: 1899-07-22
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Anderson, Mabel T

Date: 1897-07-10
County: Oneida
Birth Index Record

Arndt, Unnamed Male

Date: 1899-01-25
County: Oneida

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