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Photograph

Bruce Main Street

Date: 1960
Description: View down Main Street, with parked cars parked along the curb on the left, and cars parked at an angle on the right.
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Railroad Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Bridge. Wisconsin Central Railroad Company was incorporated in February 1871. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Cen...
Postcard

"Soo" Depot

Date: 05 14 1909
Description: Black and white postcard view of the Soo Line railroad depot. Caption reads: "'SOO' Depot, Bruce, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Map of Gates County, Wisconsin

Date: 1901
Description: Shows townships and sections, landownership and acreages, and rural buildings in what is now known as Rusk County.
Postcard

Main Street

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Description: Elevated photographic postcard view of Main Street. An unused lot is in the left foreground. The rest of the street is lined with dwellings and commercial ...
Postcard

Korlman Meat Market

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Description: View across unpaved street towards a butcher shop with an awning over the front windows. There is an adjacent house on the right. Four people are posing on...
Postcard

Corner of Miner Avenue and 2nd Street

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Description: View of a central intersection and city block with the State Bank on the corner, and Lee's Department Store (Ben C. Lee & Co.) next door on the right. A si...
Postcard

State Bank of Ladysmith

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Description: View from intersection towards a bank on the corner. Caption reads: "State Bank of Ladysmith, Ladysmith, Wis."
Postcard

St. Mary's School

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Description: View of a Catholic school. Caption reads: "St. Mary's School, Ladysmith, Wis."
Postcard

New High School

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Description: View across street towards the high school, with people gathered on the front steps. Caption reads: "New High School, Ladysmith, Wis."
Postcard

Residence Scene

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Description: View down sidewalk of a residential neighborhood. There is a row of two-story wood-frame houses on the left, and commercial buildings are in the distance. ...
Postcard

A New Settler

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "A New Settler, L. Gervoin, Rusk Farm Settlement, Rusk Co., Wis." A farm couple and dog are posing in front of their clapboard house w...
Postcard

Prizewinners

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Prizewinners, Rusk Co. Wis. Fair." Slightly elevated view of cattle lined up with their owners during a competition at the County Fai...
Postcard

Hotel Maple

Date: 08 13 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Hotel Maple, Weyerhauser [sic], Wis." A three story, clapboard building containing a hotel, restaurant and Post Office. Two girls are...

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