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Historical Essay

Logging

The Industry That Changed the State
Discover how the logging industry shaped Wisconsin's economy and culture from the 19th century to the present.
Postcard

Logging

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized postcard of loggers posing with logs piled on horse-drawn sleds. Caption reads: "Logging, Athens, Wis."
Photograph

Logging

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: View down dirt road towards a man driving up the road in a truck hauling logs. There is no cab on the truck, and painted on the right side of the engine co...
Photograph

Logging

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: View towards front of International truck. A man is sitting in the driver's seat, and logs are in the truck bed behind him. The truck does not have a cab. ...
Photograph

Logging

Date: 1900
Description: A copy of an older photograph of a logging scene. In the foreground a man is holding the reins of a pair of horses, another man is standing beside him; beh...
Photograph

Logging Camp

Date: 
Description: A logging camp at the Phoenix Manufacturing Company.
Photograph

Rhinelander Logging Museum

Date: 1930
Description: Logging Museum in Rhinelander.
Photograph

Logging Railroad Through the Woods

Date: 
Description: View up logging railroad tracks running through the woods.
Photograph

Logging Crew Posed in Camp

Date: 1886
Description: Logging crew posed in front of the buildings of D Sulivan's logging camp near Antigo, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Selective Logging Practices

Date: 
Description: Man measuring a tree for selective logging.
Photograph

Rhinelander Logging Museum

Date: 1930
Description: Logging Museum in Rhinelander. A long building has a sign on the roof that reads: "Logging Museum".
Photograph

Logging Camp Crew

Date: 1905
Description: Logging crew posed in snow at a logging camp.
Postcard

Logging Museum

Date: 1920
Description: Logging Museum in Rhinelander. Caption reads: "Museum, Rhinelander, Wis."
Photograph

Rhinelander Logging Museum

Date: 1948
Description: Logging Museum in Rhinelander.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Early logging day tales

Date: 1933-07-31
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City: 
Property Record

IN STATE FOREST

Community: Mercer
County: Iron
Historic Name: LOGGING CAMP
Reference Number: 18590
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Early logging day tales

Date: 1930-12-19
County: 
City: 
Photograph

Logging Crew

Date: 1895
Description: A Knapp, Stout & Company crew with J. Bracklin (in fur coat), logging superintendent.
Newspaper Article/Clipping

End of logging era

Date: 1916-05-24
County: Grant
City: Lancaster
Newspaper Article/Clipping

A logging camp

Date: 1921-01-26
County: Oneida
City: Minocqua

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