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Cutting Christmas Trees for Market

Date: 1895
Description: A group of loggers at work in the woods with horses and a team of oxen. The men are cutting down fir trees to eventually be sold at market.
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Horse-Drawn Sleigh and Sled

Date: 1895
Description: A man stands on a sled pulled by a team of two horses that is carrying logs on a snow-covered road. Moving away from the log-carrying sled is an empty egg-...
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The Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated winter view of the Leinenkugel Brewery seen "from top of Mill." Originally called "Spring Brewery," Jacob Leinenkugel opened his brewery in 1867 i...
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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Hein's Logging Camp

Date: 1904
Description: A man stands atop a sled load of logs drawn by two horses at Hein's Logging Camp. Several other men stand atop large pile of logs behind him. Snow lies on ...
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Logging at Cable

Date: 1906
Description: Ole Emerson's lumber property. A man is standing on top of a load of logs being pulled by a team of two horses on a sled through the snow. Caption from cal...
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Bringing in the Logs

Date: 1955
Description: Two men hauling logs in a sled on a snow-covered farm. Farm buildings are in the distance, with trees on the left and right in the foreground.
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Little Mushers

Date: 1970
Description: Two children riding in a dog sled driven by an adult standing in the back. Three dogs are pulling the sled. The child in front is wearing sunglasses, and t...
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Comtemporary Contrast

Date: 1975
Description: View down hill towards a man driving a large sled pulled by two draft horses up the hill through the snow. Further down the hill in the background is a sno...
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Holiday Shopper

Date: 1976
Description: Elderly man pulling a sled loaded with packages and bags. He is wearing a plaid coat. His dog is sniffing the snow. Trees cover a snow covered berm in the ...
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Harvesting Ice on Mississippi River

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Description: Several men and a horse-drawn sled harvesting Mississippi River ice. Alma, Wisconsin is visible in the background.

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